Shot officer farewelled, a quarantine escapee and a secret museum tour

If this email is not displayed correctly, [click here]( to view an online version. Constable Matthew Hunt Constable [Matthew Hunt]( has been [farewelled in a special funeral service](. The service for the 28-year-old, who was shot while [carrying out a traffic stop]( on June 19 in Massey began about 11am on Thursday in a huge function room inside Eden Park, with full police honours. Upwards of 1000 people attended, including a large contingent of police, mostly drawn from the Auckland region, plus dignitaries and Hunt's family. The Disturbed version of The Sound of Silence, originally by Simon & Garfunkel, played as Constable Hunt's casket was brought into the room, carried by six pallbearers. Celebrant Kerry-Ann Stanton opened Hunt’s funeral, before family, friends and colleagues remembered the fallen officer. Sergeant Dean Taylor, who was Matt’s supervisor for two years at the Orewa station, said Hunt loved golf and would always turn up sun-kissed and happy on a late shift after a day on the course. Hunt’s mother Diane Hunt said raising him and his sister Ellie was the highlight of her life. Even at a young age he wanted to see the good in people, she said, and expressed his desire to join the police. "Every day and in every way you made me so, so proud to be your mum." Hunt’s casket was then carried onto Eden Park’s pitch where hundreds of officers performed a powerful haka in his honour. Countdown on Victoria St West in central Auckland The supermarket visited by a [32-year-old man who escaped managed isolation]( was [briefly open for shoppers, after being closed]( for deep cleaning. The man was out of isolation from the Stamford Plaza for about 70 minutes on Tuesday evening and reportedly did “a lot of browsing” in Countdown Victoria St West’s health and beauty aisles. The man returned a positive [coronavirus]( [test]( on Wednesday and is said to be asymptomatic. Countdown initially said the store was [closed from 8.15am Wednesday for deep cleaning](. However, a Countdown spokeswoman confirmed the store opened in error for three minutes after the deep clean was finished. As a result, 11 people were allowed to finish their shopping, including [Newshub journalist Patrick Gower](. “There was no risk to Patrick Gower or the 10 other customers who entered the store at that time,” the spokeswoman said. Staff had already wiped down surfaces where the man had been after reviewing CCTV footage. While at Countdown, the man purchased toothpaste, body wash and razors at a self-checkout station. He accessed free wi-fi on his way back to the [Stamford Plaza]( and made a phone call that lasted about 22 minutes. The man arrived on a flight from New Delhi, India, on July 3 and “escaped” through a fenced area at the hotel. Dinner one night at the Holiday Inn, in Auckland. [Mixed reviews of the food]( at isolation hotels have been rolling in from across the country. While some people staying at the hotels have described the menu as a bit “hit-and-miss” on the flavour front, with some questionable portion sizes, others – such as UFC lightweight Dan Hooker – are loving it. “Bacon and eggs for breakfast, I just had some fish and chips for lunch, I can’t complain at all – I’m living like a king over here,” Hooker said. He’s serving his quarantine time at the [Novotel Hotel]( where he said guests were being well fed and well managed by staff. Over at the Holiday Inn, it’s a bit of a different story. One couple haven't quite had the same five-star dining experience as Hooker. “We got given a menu on the first night where we had to tick what we wanted for the two weeks, but it’s the same each week,” the woman said. Tuesday night is the highlight at the Holiday Inn, where guests get roast pork, and Thursday is butter chicken night, she said. Hotel catering isn’t the only option: Services such as UberEats are available, and friends and family can make food deliveries that are left with security. A Government spokesperson said all facilities used for managed isolation and quarantine needed to meet a strict set of criteria. The three meals and snacks are Government-funded. Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters](. Auckland Council building A trade union says the announcement of a possible cut of 500 or more further jobs at Auckland Council is [drastic and denies workers “meaningful consultation”.]( were told in a memo on Wednesday afternoon that the exact number of job cuts is not clear, but will be the equivalent of 500 full-time positions – possibly more workers if part-time roles are cut. The cuts come as [Auckland Council’s Emergency Budget]( is being finalised, reflecting an expected $525 million cut in revenue due to coronavirus. Acting chief executive Patricia Reade said the staff reduction is part of a $120 million saving which the [council organisation has to find internally]( but the Public Service Association said it a premature move. PSA national security Glenn Barclay also said it is disappointing to see public statements being made about job losses before budget decisions have been made. He said the council had the ability to spread the financial impact of Covid-19 across several years, but was choosing to “rip the plaster off now” and urged Mayor Phil Goff and councillors to be more flexible. The new round of job cuts comes on top of [around 1200 roles already cut]( – some temporarily – at the council and its agencies in the hunt for savings. Councillors meet on July 16 to finalise the budget and decide whether to stick with the previously-proposed 3.5 per cent rates rise or a lesser amount, such as a 2.5 per cent Covid-19 response proposal. Richard and Osana Wilson, pictured with their two children A father of two who began suffering from headaches earlier this year has been [given 12 months to live](. Richard Wilson, 31, was diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma, a [rare form of brain cancer]( at the end of May, following six months of aches and pains. Wife Osana Wilson said she had recently given birth to the couple’s second daughter Ruby when her husband began experiencing headaches. As the headaches continued, Richard decided to visit his local GP in Kumeu and was told the headaches could be due to high blood pressure. “Things didn’t get better, and we kept going back – the second time he was told it was tension headaches due to stress and depression, the third time they said he had vertigo and tension headaches,” Osana said. One Saturday she said she noticed her husband’s speech was slurred and he couldn’t walk in a straight line. “We thought he might be having a stroke so went to the emergency after hours clinic. He was sent home with more vertigo pills. The next day when he woke up I couldn’t understand a word he said, so I called an ambulance.” Within four hours of arriving at Waitākere Hospital it was confirmed he had a brain tumour. Now he struggles to walk, speak or stand. “We were told the average life expectancy for a person with this specific cancer is 12 months from diagnosis.” Osana has set up a [Givealittle page]( to help cover future medical costs. Part of Auckland Museum's collection OPINION: The process for gaining entry to [Auckland Museum's Secret Museum Tour]( isn’t far off getting into a [high-concept gig](. Bags, phones and cameras have to be relinquished, locked in a black cabinet until you reemerge from the bowels of the museum. We’re told it’s a good idea to clasp our hands in front of us, school choir style, to control the temptation to reach out and touch. It would all be very Aladdin’s cave if it weren’t for the industrial-sized lift, hard hats and wheelie bins stocked with cleaning supplies lest a leaking dehumidifier threaten the collection. Protecting the museum’s collection against the “agents of deterioration” takes military precision, our guide Murray Herd explains. No toppling towers of gold and lamps here. The temperature in the basement warehouse we’re taken to is carefully monitored and humidity controlled to a single per cent. No more than 10 guests will be allowed on the daily tours. Any more and the impact on the atmosphere could prove too much. The cavernous space is filled with floor-to-ceiling shelves of Māori carvings, compact roller shelves concealing rolls of fabric – including a 50-metre tapa cloth – and carefully hung costumes. Taonga lie swaddled in foam and secured with cotton tape; a taxidermy goat stands on an eye-level shelf, a label hanging from one horn. It’s the first time the museum has run this tour. It opened to the public on July 6 and runs daily at 11.30am. [Tickets are $30](. You've received this email because you have opted in to receive Auckland news updates from Stuff Did a friend forward this to you? [Sign up to get Auckland News: In case you missed it]( to your inbox [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](