6 Dec 2022

Hearing underway on guardianship of critically unwell baby

From Midday Report, 12:11 pm on 6 December 2022

A hearing is underway at the High Court in Auckland into a dispute over a seriously ill baby.

Te Whatu Ora is asking for the court to take over guardianship of a four-month-old boy, to allow him to have surgery that has been delayed because his parents don't want him to have blood from a Covid-vaccinated donor.

RNZ's Health Correspondent, Rowan Quinn, has been at the hearing and spoke to Katie Scotcher.