PremiumMelissa NightingaleSenior Reporter, NZ Herald - Wellington·NZ Herald·22 Jun, 2026 12:00 AM4 mins to readNZ Herald Morning Headlines | Iran-US peace deal and Pike River campaigners fight Government's workplace health and safety changes | Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Video / NZ Herald, AFPThe Ministry of Health has notched up a small win in a long-running dispute sparked by an order for 35 million face masks in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The trouble began when the ministry backtracked on part of the order, believing the masks were not up to
