'Unhelpful distraction': Health Minister David Clark resigns

Health Minister David Clark has resigned as Health Minister after he became an 'unhelpful distraction' in the fight against Covid-19. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has accepted his resignation and said it was 'essential our health leadership has the confidence of the New Zealand public.' Clark said it had been an 'extraordinary privilege' and he had given it his all.But continuing was distracting from the Government's Covid response, he said. He wasn't pushed, he said. 'The decision was mine.'