Dear John --

This week marks an important step in our constructive and principled approach to scrutinising the Government’s response to Covid-19.

I believe the health and safety of our people is paramount, but Kiwis rightly have many questions about how decisions made on their behalf affect them, their families, and their communities.

Last week, an Epidemic Response Committee (ERC) was created by Parliament to provide the opportunity to question officials on the issues that matter to you.

As the Chairman of that Committee, I want to ensure our scrutiny provides clear answers and reassurance for you, and ultimately helps to make our collective nationwide response to Covid-19 a better one and a stronger one.

The ERC will be meeting online every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10am to 12:30pm. Our first meeting will focus on our nation’s health response by hearing from the Minister of Health, Director-General of Health and others.

You can watch the Committee’s meeting live on my Facebook page here

You can also watch it live on Parliament TV on Freeview Channel 31 or Sky Channel 86.

I want to keep Kiwis as informed and up to date as possible on everything Government agencies are doing to keep us safe now, and ultimately how we can bring our country out of this epidemic on a strong foundation for the future.

If you have any questions you want answers to, please email me at [email protected]

We are all in this together.

Regards

Simon