Judge rules elements of MIQ infringed on the rights in Grounded Kiwis case, writes Anna Rawhiti-Connell for The Bulletin. The case made by Grounded KiwisThe case taken by Grounded Kiwis, a society advocating for New Zealanders impacted by MIQ, went to the High Court in February. Grounded Kiwis did not oppose MIQ as a whole or the elimination strategy the system supported. Opposition calls it “a victory”National’s Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop responded to the decision saying it was judicial proof of “state sponsored cruelty”. The NZ Herald’s political editor Claire Trevett writes (paywalled) that a lack of apology from the government might suggest they are considering an appeal.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 27, 2022 19:29 UTC