MIQ
MIQ exemption for Wallabies disappointing for businesses - exporter
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… Video, Audio
NZers face anxious wait for extra lifeline flights from NSW
The government is looking at rejigging MIQ so it can make space for more people coming back from New South Wales.
New Zealanders in Australia have until Friday to get on a flight back, before the… Audio
Seymour calls for privately-run MIQ for vaccinated travellers
Privately run isolation facilities for fully vaccinated travellers will boost business and help New Zealand reconnect with the rest of the word according to the ACT Party.
It has newly released… Video, Audio
A fairer system for booking MIQ?
As Cabinet weighs up New Zealand's quarantine-free travel arrangement with Australia, any changes to the bubble could put more pressure on the overloaded MIQ booking system. Experts are putting up… Audio
The quarantine quandary - trying to get back home
Desperate kiwis are paying thousands for clever computer operators to get them a space in MIQ, because booking a spot is proving impossible for ordinary travellers. Audio
The quarantine quandary - trying to get back home
Desperate kiwis are paying thousands for clever computer operators to get them a space in MIQ, because booking a spot is proving impossible for ordinary travellers.
AudioMIQ booking system baffling homeward bound New Zealanders
Investigative journalist, blogger and documentary maker, David Farrier is trying desperately to book his return trip to New Zealand after travelling to the U.S for work. He talks to Jesse about the… Audio
The Panel with Paula Penfold and Louis Houlbrooke
Today, our panelists will be looking at the troubling rise of violence in New Zealand, the governments Mongrel Mob rehab funding and National's new 'demand the debate' billboard campaign. Audio
MIQ boss promises mariners with Covid-19 kept separate
The head of MIQ is promising that Covid-19-positve crew members from the Viking Bay will be kept apart from other returnees.
Sixteen crew members are now isolating at the Grand Mecure Wellington -… Audio
Tech-savvy Kiwi helping people find MIQ spots
Working for free, one man is plugging away at his computer for 16 hours a day just to help people secure an MIQ hotel room.
He's offering his tech skills at no cost because he says the booking system… Audio
Covid-19: Flights for Kiwis stranded in NSW to begin today
Flights from New South Wales will begin today, with travellers heading into managed isolation upon arrival.
People with existing bookings who have been waiting the longest are getting priority… Audio
Stranded pregnant woman in NSW told she's not high priority to get home
A stranded pregnant woman in New South Wales has been told - despite her circumstances - she is not high enough priority to skip the queue to get on a flight home.
Carol Taupau is 26 weeks pregnant… Audio
Kiwi helping expats desperate to get home nab MIQ spots
A New Zealander overseas has helped get 20 MIQ bookings for expats desperate to get home to New Zealand, who cannot do it themselves because it's so time-consuming and full of luck.
RNZ has heard… Audio
Mandatory vaccination extended to 1800 more border workers
The government is making it compulsory for a further 1800 people to be vaccinated for Covid-19, covering privately-employed border workers.
Until now, it has only been compulsory for people who work… Audio
Covid-19: New Zealander says computer programme can cheat MIQ system
A New Zealander who tried in vain for three weeks to book a room in MIQ has admitted using what he calls unethical methods to successfully cheat the system.
Chris Ruscoe says for those in the know a… Audio
Govt spending more than $1m weekly on private security at MIQ
The government is spending more than $1 million a week on private security guards at managed isolation facilities.
That is despite announcing 11 months go it would hire its own security force.
But… Audio
Covid-19: Government looking at longer-term MIQ facilities
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand is likely to need managed isolation and quarantine capacity "for some time". Audio
Tennis: ASB Classic scrapped for second year in row
The ASB Classic tennis tournament has been scrapped for the second year in a row.
Tournament organisers say they couldn't get enough places in MIQ for the 250 athletes, officials and staff needed to… Audio
Growing calls for MIQ fixes as room shortages stifle business
There are growing calls for a shake-up of New Zealand's managed isolation and quarantine system, from exporters and workers who need to travel offshore and say a shortage of isolations spots is… Video, Audio
McClay calls for clarity from govt after $60m investment in Dubai Expo
It's the multi-million-dollar trade expo to promote New Zealand business that NZ businesses cannot really get to.
The government has sunk close to $60 million into creating a pavilion at the Dubai… Video, Audio