26 Aug 2021

Tangihanga and funeral rules tightened

From Midday Report, 12:14 pm on 26 August 2021

The government has tightened rules around tangihanga and funerals this lockdown due to the increased threat of the Delta variant. Family members in the same isolation bubble of a deceased person can no longer be present at any stage of the funeral process. RNZ's Te Aniwa Hurihanganui talks to Māni Dunlop about the new rules.