MIQ

The government needs to ring fence spots for business in MIQ and look at shortening isolation for fully vaccinated people if it wants to grow the post-Covid-19 economy, according to one business… Video, Audio

Guests at the Novotel Auckland Airport were told earlier on Tuesday they must stay beyond their mandated 14 days in MIQ, because two others have Covid-19.

The travellers who arrived from Dubai and… Video, Audio

An independent review of the country's MIQ facilities has identified how the system can work better as the pandemic rages on. The 66-page report - commissioned by the Ministry of Business, Innovation… Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says existing MIQ facilities may be needed until mid-2022.

"At this point it's still a bit of crystal ball gazing. We're doing a variety of plans, for the… Video, Audio

An MIQ security guard lied nine times about having Covid-19 tests when he had not, according to reviews into two incidents at two isolation hotels.

The investigations into outbreaks in March and… Audio

The Ministry of Health has identified nearly 200 extra people who made it into the country from Melbourne, without officials knowing. Nearly 50 of them are still here - they need to immediately… Audio

From Friday, Victoria will be heading into a seven-day lockdown in attempts to curb a growing Covid-19 outbreak.

The state recorded another 11 cases overnight taking the total of the cluster to 26.

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About 50 of the country's border workers also appear to have refused the covid vaccine - as the deadline for all staff to be immunised nears.

As of midnight tonight, anyone working in MIQ facilities… Audio

In another change announced today, people returning to New Zealand at about the same time will now all be taken to the same managed- isolation hotel.

The government is changing the way it handles… Video, Audio

New, tougher border restrictions are expected to slash the number of Covid-19-positive returnees from India alone, by 75 percent.

The government has classified India as a "very high risk country"… Video, Audio

It has emerged the government didn't consult surrounding businesses before approving hotels for use as MIQ facilities.

Now a dispute between the owners of the Stamford Plaza Hotel in Auckland and the… Audio

The trans-Tasman bubble is open and hundreds of MIQ spaces are now available going forward - so who will fill them? The government estimated opening the bubble would free up between 1000 and 1300… Audio

The Prime Minister has told Parliament the Case B MIQ worker "lied" to his employer. As we've been reporting - Case B - who tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week, had his last recorded test… Audio

Kiwi entrepreneur and tech innovator Jenene Crossan has become one of the unofficial faces of Long Covid sufferers in New Zealand, having first been diagnosed with Covid-19 in March, 2020. She's in… Audio

It's the Easter break this weekend, meaning many people will be relaxing with their whānau eating a lot of chocolate and hot cross buns.

But for some they'll be stuck inside in managed isolation… Video, Audio

Terminally ill patients and New Zealanders travelling to see dying relatives will now find it easier to secure an emergency spot in managed isolation.

And spare capacity in managed isolation has… Audio

Prospective travellers are being urged to check online for managed isolation vouchers, after hundreds of them became available for April and beyond. For the first time in months, demand for these… Audio

The boss of MIQ has pushed pause on exercise excursions beyond the gates of isolation hotels for 24 hours - while a series of botch-ups are investigated.

Returnees from the Grand Mercure hotel in… Video, Audio

A recent returnee to New Zealand is describing apparent failures at an Auckland MIQ facility a "betrayal of trust".

Health officials are contacting 250 returnees who have left the Grand Mercure Hotel… Video, Audio

The families of Wellington border workers and front-line health staff are joining that coveted club of those who have got a Covid-19 jab.

Five community vaccination centres are now open with one in… Video, Audio