However, she said her son's friend had just secured a spot, so would shortly leave New Zealand for an overseas holiday. Call for refunds for pre-departure testingA New Zealand citizen living in Australia is calling on the Government to refund families who pay for pre-departure Covid-19 tests but then have their travels disrupted. He said it was unfair some people had to get repeated pre-departure tests because of border changes. He said the Government should either allow people to use the free tests available in Australia, or refund the test fees. And he had started a petition asking the government to refund pre-departure tests that had to be voided.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 11, 2021 00:32 UTC