The Royal Commission into the country's Covid-19 response could request former Prime Minister, Dame Jacinda Ardern, to appear for questioning in its August hearings. Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins spoke to Melissa Chan-Green.
*An earlier version stated Dame Jacinda Ardern had been asked to appear before the inquiry. A Covid-19 Inquiry spokesperson has clarified in a statement that no decisions have yet been made by Commissioners about who will appear at its hearing for key decision makers and senior public servants in August, with the witness list still under consideration.