PremiumHome / New Zealand / PoliticsDerek ChengSenior Writer·NZ Herald·6 Jul, 2026 12:37 AM7 mins to read‌Chris Hipkins speaks to media about advice he received during the COVID-19 pandemic.Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden was so concerned about an incorrect finding from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Covid-19 that she asked officials what she should do about it.

Her request of officials followed the release of the Covid-19 Lessons Learned Phase Two report, released in March, which

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