MIQ
Wellington's Grand Mercure MIQ facility not fit for purpose - Ombudsman
The Chief Ombudsman says some prisoners get better access to fresh air than people staying in MIQ in the Grand Mercure in Wellington.
Mixed mood in NZ elite sport after border changes announced
There's a mixed mood among New Zealand's elite sports community as athletes and officials digest the major border changes announced by the government.
While news of MIQ-free returns from mid-February… Audio
Exporters look forward to reopening of NZ border
It is thought exporters will be among the first to make use of the scrapping of MIQ - with many desperate to reconnect with overseas markets.
The Employers and Manufacturers Association's head of… Video, Audio
Govt announces staged reopening of NZ border
The border's slowly winching open but New Zealanders overseas will still have to wait until mid-January to avoid managed isolation on arrival.
All arrivals will require a negative pre-departure test… Audio
New isolation facility opens in Christchurch
The days are numbered for MIQ for most people, with New Zealanders able to travel home and home isolate from Janaury or February next year, depending on where they're coming from.
But it'll stay in… Video, Audio
Border announcement: Family reunions, overseas travel in sight
So international travel and family reunions abroad will soon be back on the cards, with most saying the time to bust the international border is well overdue.
Our reporter Nick Truebridge hit the… Audio
Covid-19 Minister details border reopening, MIQ announcement
New Zealand's border restrictions are being eased early next year.
From January 17, fully vaccinated New Zealanders who test negative before departure will be able to travel from Australia without… Video, Audio
Progressive MIQ removal 'concerning' - Export NZ exec director
Exporters fear that MIQ will still be here well into the first quarter of next year after a pilot booking scheme for businesses has been extended into February.
Following an initial trial, 25 managed… Audio
NZers returning forced to take long routes to meet MIQ dates
Some New Zealanders heading home are being forced onto "milk run" flights hopping from one destination to the next to marry their arrival up with their MIQ spot.
Flights to New Zealand are still… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Rebecca Brady in Buffalo, N.Y.
Wellington-born, Buffalo-based business owner and mother of three Rebecca Brady isn't exaggerating when she says her life has become a bit hectic in the last few weeks. Rebecca is the founder of an… Audio, Gallery
Airline representatives urge certainty so NZ does not lose international routes
An airline industry group is calling on the government to relax managed isolation (MIQ) restrictions because it worries international airlines may give up on coming here at all. Video, Audio
Covid cases push calls to drop MIQ for vaccinated travellers
There are calls to drop MIQ for some travellers, so space can be given to covid cases who risk falling through the cracks at home.
It comes as a South Auckland GP says anxious Covid-positive patients… Audio
Isolation hotels may become quarantine facilities as Covid spreads
As daily community covid cases continue to crack three figures more government isolation facilities could be converted to quarantine hotels for those unable to stay at home while sick.
Joint head of… Video, Audio
What it's like in the business home self-isolation trial
The self isolation trial is underway for some of the 150 people chosen to be guinea pigs for the pilot.
They've had to meet strict criteria, including isolating at a private residence on their own… Video, Audio
Returnee calls for answers after 'brutal' MIQ treatment
A woman in MIQ says it was "brutal" and "inhumane" of MIQ staff to take away a chance to comfort her father in the last moments of his life, without explanation.
One-way travel bubble from Pacific nations reconnects families
A new one way travel bubble with some Pacific nations is being welcomed. Travellers from Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Tokelau will be able to come to New Zealand without a stay in MIQ.
It opens the door… Audio
Tourism operators face another summer with borders closed
Some tourism operators fear they are kissing another summer of international business goodbye after yesterday's MIQ announcement.
Come mid-November double vaccinated NZ returnees will spend seven… Video, Audio
NZ couple separated from baby son, denied MIQ exemption
A New Zealand couple is facing the devastating possibility of being separated from their toddler until border restrictions ease hopefully sometime next year. Audio
Govt's wellbeing approach absent from MIQ policy - Seymour
There's no logic to today's tweaks to MIQ according to ACT leader David Seymour.
The government shortened managed isolation stays from 14 to to seven days in a government-run facility, followed by… Video, Audio
Managed isolation time for be halved for vaccinated arrivals
The government expects home isolation to be an option for travellers entering the country next year. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced an MIQ overhaul in three stages.
From… Audio