6 Jul 2020

Hunt on to find person behind Covid-19 privacy breach

From Morning Report, 7:11 am on 6 July 2020

The hunt is on to find the person responsible for a massive Covid-19 privacy breach, with the government promising to leave no stone unturned.

The investigation - into the leak of highly sensitive and personal information of people who've tested positive - was called at the weekend by an "angry" State Services Minister, and new Health Minister Chris Hipkins.

The terms of reference could be set as early as this afternoon with senior officials meeting to decide where to from here.

Here's RNZ political editor, Jane Patterson.