A free pass for the Wallabies - the team has been granted an economic exemption to come to New Zealand for the Bledisloe Cup.
But they need to be here by Friday to avoid MIQ. The trans-Tasman bubble is frozen for at least two months. New Zealanders have the same window to come back, with anyone returning from NSW required to go into managed isolation.
The Wallabies will avoid that because they've basically been in their own bubble in Queensland, and will fly here on charter.
The government says a test match is worth between $17-20 million in spending for the host region, while broadcast rights are much-needed income for the sport.
The decision was not such a slam dunk on the streets of Auckland.
Export NZ's executive director Catherine Beard tells Checkpoint it is a disappointing result for many New Zealand businesses that have had problems with the border.
