Ashley Bloomfield says he should have turned down cricket tickets 10 Mar, 2021 11:04 PM 3 minutes to read Dr Ashley Bloomfield on his visit into the Black Caps changing room and lobbying for vaccine. Video / Mark Mitchell Dr Ashley Bloomfield on his visit into the Black Caps changing room and lobbying for vaccine. Video / Mark Mitchell NZ Herald Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield says he should have refused free tickets to the deciding match of the T20 cricket series against Australia. He originally said he attended in a private capacity but today accepted he was wrong. "As I clarified earlier yesterday, I am in the role of the director-general of health every day," he said.