All spaces in MIQ in New Zealand are currently full, an MIQ spokesperson said. Photo: NZ HeraldAnyone wanting to apply to return urgently to New Zealand from New South Wales must wait until at least July 29 after all spots in managed isolation were snapped up. The quarantine-free travel bubble between New Zealand and NSW was paused as the Australian state grappled with a Covid-19 community outbreak. People trapped by the travel pause have been able to apply for an exemption to return under urgent circumstances. "The spaces set aside for urgent or exceptional circumstances have been fully allocated for managed return flights from New South Wales," an MIQ spokesperson said.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 16, 2021 06:00 UTC