No border exemptions have been granted on compassionate grounds. Photo: Getty ImagesNone of the travellers returning to New Zealand to see a family member who is close to dying have been allowed out of managed isolation. About 50 other people who applied for an exemption from the mandatory 14-day isolation on other compassionate grounds were also rejected. Since border controls were tightened 28 March, 6355 travellers have been required to stay in managed isolation in Auckland hotels and quarantine facilities, paid for by the government. Of the total, 296 have applied for an exemption from having their isolation managed this way, and 29 have been granted.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 03, 2020 23:37 UTC