Her husband and two children have border exemptions - but because they're only valid for three months they don't know if they will get to use it. "I think it's more a matter of the unknown, we don't know when we will be back together again. With no flights coming into New Zealand - we don't know where we stand, he said. Els has applied for border exemptions for her family but has been declined three times. Individuals can apply more than once for a border exception, so the Border exception Expression of Interest requests received could include multiple requests from the same person.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 03, 2020 20:37 UTC