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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced a halt to mercy flights for Kiwis stuck in Sydney, during a press conference on Friday.
“For people who have been stuck in New South Wales for some time now, this will be a difficult decision for them. It further delays their ability to return home.”
Hipkins said the Government would provide more detail about how New Zealand citizens and residents could return home in a few days times.
He said it would take officials days to arrange 1000 rooms in the managed isolation facilities, and flights would possibly be available to people from Tuesday at the earliest.