NZ HeraldĪnd there we have it, corruption, nepotism and coverups. Her involvement included calls to Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta. The trove of emails and texts also give further clues about the role played by former prime minister and ex-UNDP boss Helen Clark.Ĭlark did not advise New Zealand take the patient, but she did update officials on the situation. Book trivia question: Which author wrote Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive Answers: William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Sc. In response to Bloomfield asking why Australia was not asked to take the woman, one ministry official wrote: “In short, it appears the UN had a clear preference to approach NZ first and foremost.” “CMDHB has advised that this individual is eligible for assessment and needs treatment for … and may require ventilator support that is not available in Suva Fiji,” one official noted. Notes show asymptomatic surveillance testing was planned to “begin weekly with those that care for her and we aim for only vaccinated staff to care for her”. She arrived in late July and was immediately admitted to Middlemore Hospital’s ICU. The Fijian woman, who works for the World Health Organisation – part of the UN – was released from Middlemore last month after 76 days in hospital.

Ministry officials also told the DHB it must treat the official like any other official, whether they are from New Zealand or the UN. The documents reveal the ministry thoroughly questioned the DHB about its decision to decline the medevac, asking if it had exhausted all options. way of hurtin me too Oh, what a terrible tangled web we weave Youve got a gentleman on the side And youve got a friend that youre tryin to hide Oh. Texts, emails and other correspondence show the DHB did a u-turn after Ministry of Health officials and then the UN itself became involved. This news was released late on Friday, as the media were dutifully distracted by their paymaster’s instructions to describe the granting of privileges by our tyrannical government as “Freedom Day”.Ĭounties Manukau DHB initially declined to accept a Covid-positive patient from Fiji, and director general of health Ashley Bloomfield questioned why Australia was not asked to take the woman.ĭocuments released to RNZ Checkpoint under the Official Information Act shed more light on the mad scramble between health officials and DHBs in July to make special arrangements for the United Nations employee to travel from Suva to Auckland for critical treatment.

Oh what a tangled web we weave