Government Responds To COVID-19 InquiryHon Simeon BrownMinister of HealthThe Government has today released its response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. They deserve a clear account of what happened, and this response is about learning from it," Mr Brown says. "The Commission also found that more than half of the $60 billion COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, spread across more than 800 programmes, was not directly related to the pandemic. The Inquiry ran over four years and heard from more than 44,000 New Zealanders. Key advice released within five working days: Cabinet has agreed that in a future pandemic, the advice behind any major decision affecting people's individual rights will be published within five working days.