New Zealand’s former COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has apologised to journalist Charlotte Bellis for incorrect comments made about her attempts to secure a MIQ (managed isolation and quarantine) spot during the height of lockdowns. Bellis had tried to return to New Zealand after discovering she was pregnant in Qatar, where sex outside of marriage…
New Zealand’s Former COVID Response Minister Apologizes to Kiwi Journalist Barred From Entering Country
Quarantine Lottery System Unjustly Violated Rights, New Zealand Court Rules
A New Zealand High Court ruled that the government’s quarantine system, Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ), violated the rights of returning Kiwis in some cases due to its lottery system. Grounded Kiwis, a body advocating for New Zealanders who wanted to enter the country but were prevented by COVID-19 restrictions, won its challenge against the…
NZ Health Officials Were Told No More Justification for Quarantine System in November
An internal memo dating back to Nov. 12, 2021, from the New Zealand Ministry of Health advised officials that there was no longer any justification to continue the country’s Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ). The advice from the memo, obtained by RNZ, was not adhered to, with the winding down of the quarantine system beginning…
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