The man accused of stealing Covid-19 data will stay behind bars tonight after he was denied bail in the Wellington District Court today.
Te Whatu Ora says it has taken a number of urgent steps, including legal action, in light of the unauthorised disclosure and misuse of data by one of its staff members.
56 year old Barry Young has featured in videos with conspiracy theorist Liz Gunn, and appeared twice before Wellington District Court judge Andrew Nicholls today.
Ruth Hill was in court and she speaks to Lisa Owen.
