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Managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) was a quarantine system implemented by the New Zealand Government during the country's COVID-19 pandemic. Under the system, people entering New Zealand, COVID-19 positive cases and some of their close contacts were required to isolate at an MIQ facility for 14 days.
From 3 November, New Zealand returnees will not be able to board flights to New Zealand without having pre-booked hotel vouchers for staying at a managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facility. 1News reported that 30,000 people have already pre-booked their isolation stay over the next three months, with the Christmas holiday season completely ...
People arriving in New Zealand without symptoms of COVID-19 go into a managed isolation facility for at least 14 days. [5] People arriving in New Zealand with symptoms of COVID-19 or who test positive after arrival go into a quarantine facility and are unable to leave their room for at least 14 days. [5] Mandatory self-isolation may be applied.
On 18 October 2022, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced that the Government would scrap several of the Public Health Response Act's provisions including powers to implement lockdowns, managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ), border closures, vaccine passes and mandates. The Government however opted to retain the Act's provisions ...
A four-tier alert level system was introduced on 21 March 2020 to manage the outbreak within New Zealand. [4] After a two-month nationwide lockdown , from 26 March to 27 May 2020, regionalised alert level changes were also used; the Auckland Region entered lockdown twice, in August–September 2020 and February–March 2021.
All of the following dates and times are in New Zealand Time; NZST (UTC+12) from 5 April to 26 September 2020, and NZDT (UTC+13) otherwise. Upon its introduction, the nationwide alert level was initially set at level 2 on 21 March, but was subsequently raised to level 3 on the afternoon of 23 March.
The Australia/New Zealand travel bubble was suspended on 24 July 2021 due to Delta outbreaks in Australia. [132] Since 21 January 2021, all arrivals from the Cook Islands can enter New Zealand, without having to undergo mandatory quarantine (provided they have been in Cook Islands for at least 14 days). However, on 19 March 2020 borders were ...
From 8 November, fully vaccinated travellers from low risk Pacific Island countries such as the Cook Islands were granted quarantine-free travel to New Zealand. [335] [336] On 24 November, Hipkins announced that all fully vaccinated foreign travellers will be able to enter New Zealand without undergoing managed isolation from 30 April 2022.