ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
The prime minister has announced that from midnight tonight every person arriving in New Zealand will have to go into compulsory quarantine.
Academics and opposition MPs have been demanding action, saying tougher border controls are necessary to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Earlier today, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said police and military guards could be used to monitor people returning from overseas under the new rules.
Peters told Morning Report travellers would be met at the airport and taken straight to a quarantine facility.
He said phone apps and other surveillance equipment were also being considered to ensure people stayed where they were supposed to be.
Last week National Party leader Simon Bridges said New Zealand needed an "enforced quarantine" for those entering the country.
He said effective quarantining had been the foundation of other countries' successful responses.
Foreign arrivals are already barred, meaning those quarantined will be residents and citizens returning from abroad.
The prime minister has announced that from midnight tonight every person arriving in New Zealand will have to go into compulsory quarantine.
Academics and opposition MPs have been demanding action, saying tougher border controls are necessary to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Earlier today, Foreign...
The prime minister has announced that from midnight tonight every person arriving in New Zealand will have to go into compulsory quarantine.
Academics and opposition MPs have been demanding action, saying tougher border controls are necessary to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Earlier today, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said police and military guards could be used to monitor people returning from overseas under the new rules.
Peters told Morning Report travellers would be met at the airport and taken straight to a quarantine facility.
He said phone apps and other surveillance equipment were also being considered to ensure people stayed where they were supposed to be.
Last week National Party leader Simon Bridges said New Zealand needed an "enforced quarantine" for those entering the country.
He said effective quarantining had been the foundation of other countries' successful responses.
Foreign arrivals are already barred, meaning those quarantined will be residents and citizens returning from abroad.
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