14 May 2020

Coronavirus: Peeni Henare on relaxed tangi rules

From Morning Report, 7:45 am on 14 May 2020

Government ministers were forced into a climbdown over tangi and funeral rules which initially restricted attendees to a maximum of ten people at a time.

It is now set at 50 people, but the funeral director must submit a plan to show they can mitigate health risks.

Minister of Civil Defence and Associate Minister of Health Peeni Henare speaks to Susie Ferguson.

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