Santhara did not seek emergency quarantine slot - NZ minister

Deputy Federal Territories Minister Edmund Santhara did not seek emergency allocation in New Zealand's limited Covid-19 quarantine scheme.

This was revealed by New Zealand Minister for Covid-19 Response Chris Hipkins in a written reply to National Party MP Chris Bishop.

Bishop had asked Hipkins if Santhara was granted an emergency allocation and if true, under what category and when was the application filed...