NGĀ TAKE O TE WIKI | 25/2/22

– Sadly, the Ministry of Health is reporting 5 deaths today as case numbers in Aotearoa soar beyond 12,000, almost doubling those recorded yesterday.

– Over the past two days, 5.2 million Rapid Antigen Tests arrived in the country with more expected to arrive over the weekend.

– The newly appointed CEO for the Waitomo District Council, Ben

Smitt was welcomed by Ngāti Rōrā.

– Minister for Māori Development, Willie Jackson, announced the reappointment of eleven existing members to the Waitangi