Many of New Zealand's largest hotels are filled to capacity, but are hardly making a profit according to an industry expert. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff The Grand Mercure Hotel in Auckland's CBD is one of a bunch being used by the government to quarantine returning Kiwis. He said there was possibly a lag to get them up to Ministry of Health standards so they could be used as quarantine facilities. "Potential hotel facilities will be assessed based on demand and suitability. This includes preliminary investigation work by the national isolation, quarantine and repatriation team, and site visits from our on-the-ground teams in the respective locations.

Source: Stuff June 23, 2020 05:15 UTC