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Tim Robinson: Lack of apology following the unnecessary Northland lockdown is 'baffling'

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 7 Sep 2022, 6:21pm
Northland lockdown- unnecessary Photo / NZ Herald
Northland lockdown- unnecessary Photo / NZ Herald

Tim Robinson: Lack of apology following the unnecessary Northland lockdown is 'baffling'

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 7 Sep 2022, 6:21pm

No apology from the Government over the Northland lockdown that didn't need to happen.

Turns out the Ministry of Social Development issued the documents to the Northland pair when they shouldn't have, realised the mistake three days before the lockdown, but the Government went ahead with the lockdown anyway.

Tim Robinson, Northland Chamber of Commerce president is left baffled.

”We’re in business, we make mistakes, we assume an error happens. But the thing is, when an error happens, you’ve got to own up to it, own it, apologise, and we can move on.”

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