By Sam Olley of RNZIt has taken 23 days for a New Zealander in the US who has not been home since before the pandemic to receive his Covid-19 vaccine pass. He provided vaccination proof to the Ministry of Health on 17 November, but his pass wasn't issued until yesterday. About 20,000 people who have received their vaccinations overseas have applied to add their overseas vaccination to the New Zealand Covid Immunisation Register (CIR). He said people who had not yet received a My Vaccine Pass had been emailed a temporary exemption from the requirement to produce it. "If there are any further delays those still waiting for their My Vaccine Pass will be provided a further temporary exemption letter to use until their pass is issued," Dreyer said.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 11, 2021 07:51 UTC