Te Tai Tokerau Border Control says the checkpoints they set up to protect Māori should never have been closed down.
Community-managed checkpoints were set up in Northland three weeks ago in an effort to stop the spread of the South African strain of the Covid-19 virus.
However police closed the checkpoints, citing safety concerns.
Te Tai Tokerau Border Control spokesman Hone Harawira spoke to Corin Dann.
