There are 6261 managed isolation places in total and a further 1014 rooms for people are used for quarantine, emergency contingencies, deportees, mariners and aircrew. "My impression is that officials are more interested in being 'in control' than meeting the needs of New Zealand families, firms and workers. Just this week, the minister of immigration cited the constraints in managed isolation (MIQ) as a reason for the narrow border exemptions. Hutt Valley High School teacher Cameron Conradie analysed the MIQ statistics in a graph. Photo: supplied"Every vacancy represents a humanitarian tragedy for split families and people split from their jobs and possessions," Conradie said.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 20, 2020 21:22 UTC