Questions over how the Government managed to spend $531 million on unused Covid tests.

Our newsroom can reveal Te Whatu Ora has almost $60 million rapid antigen tests in stock around the country, with 30 percent of them either having already expired or due to by month's end.

General Practitioners Interim Chair, Buzz Burrell, told Francesca Rudkin he's glad the figures weren't swept under the carpet.

He says we need to be asking where they've gone wrong, as someone has given the Government some well-meaning but not very helpful advice.

A Te Whatu Ora spokesperson says they're considering approaching the market - to seek recycling and disposal options or creative sustainable waste solutions.

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Questions over how the Government managed to spend $531 million on unused Covid tests.
Our newsroom can reveal Te Whatu Ora has almost $60 million rapid antigen tests in stock around the country, with 30 percent of them either having already expired or due to by month's end.
General Practitioners Interim Chair, Buzz Burrell, told Francesca Rudkin he's glad the figures weren't swept under the carpet.
He says we need to be asking where they've gone wrong, as someone has given the Government some well-meaning but not very helpful advice.
A Te Whatu Ora spokesperson says they're considering approaching the market - to seek recycling and disposal options or creative sustainable waste solutions.
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