Article 51T4A New Zealand health minister demoted after beach visit broke lockdown rules

New Zealand health minister demoted after beach visit broke lockdown rules

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Eleanor Ainge Roy in Dunedin
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David Clark called himself an 'idiot' for driving his family 20km to the beach on the first weekend of the national stay-at-home measures

New Zealand's health minister has been demoted after he ignored national lockdown rules and drove his family to a beach 20km from his home.

Last week Dr David Clark was photographed going for a mountain bike ride 2km away from his Dunedin home. He apologised for the incident, saying it showed poor judgment at a time when all New Zealanders were being urged to stay at home and only exercise in their local area.

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