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Manukau Urban Maori Authority board chairman Bernie O Donnell. Also on the chopping block was Waitangi ki Manukau in south Auckland, where Che Fu and Herbs were scheduled to play. “Holding a concert at this time given our community’s vulnerability would be irresponsible,” Manukau Urban Māori Authority board chairman Bernie O Donnell said. “The risk profile is too great in our mind now, so we are acting decisively according to the best interests of the community we serve.” The event will instead be postponed until next year. This weekend marks Auckland Anniversary Day, which is also celebrated in Northland, Waikato, the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne.
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5:55pm - Several new locations of interest have been added to the Ministry of Health website.
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5:30pm - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins are pushing back on National s call for a full managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) review after three returnees caught the virus during their stay at a facility.
Over the weekend the Government confirmed that a Northland woman had tested positive after completing 14 days at Auckland s Pullman Hotel MIQ facility. On Wednesday, two family members who stayed at the same facility also tested positive.
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