Six new cases have been detected in MIQ, but there are no new community cases.
A border worker has been sacked after a 20-minute encounter in a guest s room at an Auckland MIQ hotel on January 7.
The Northland community case has recovered.
No changes will be made to alert levels as there is no evidence of community transmission. This means Kiwis long weekend plans can go ahead unaffected.
Two people who completed their MIQ in the Pullman Hotel - the same facility as the Northland case - and at the same time as that case are now being treated as confirmed COVID-19 infections. They are a father and daughter.
Entry denied: Cruise ship that hoped to restart New Zealand cruises is now stuck at sea
Jan 29, 2021
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The cruise industry just can’t seem to catch a break these days.
An upscale cruise vessel that sailed from Singapore to New Zealand this week to finally restart cruise operations is now stuck at sea due to a visa controversy.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Aucklanders not out of woods despite long-weekend relief
29 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
New Zealand is not out of the woods quite yet when it comes to the current Covid-19 community scare, despite assurances Aucklanders can travel over the long weekend.
Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield has deployed a health team to track down a cohort of 39 people, who had stayed at the Pullman Hotel alongside Covid-19 positive people, to confirm if they have been re-tested.
And there are still likely thousands of yesterday s Covid-19 tests yet to be processed by officials.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Government decision to ban cruise ship Le Laperouse slammed
29 Jan, 2021 03:54 AM
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Covid 19 coronavirus update: No new cases in community; MIQ bedroom encounter revealed
Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter.lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH
A man whose company has invested more than $1 million booking two cruises on Le Laperouse for clients hosting 200 people has slammed the Government s decision not to let the ship in.
The luxury expedition cruise ship has been hovering outside New Zealand waters and is held at the border because most of the crew were refused visas.
Press Release – NZ Cruise Association The New Zealand Cruise Association is shocked and quite simply bewildered to see that at the very last minute Immigration NZ has chosen to prevent the Ponant ship Le Laperouse from coming to New Zealand despite having the green light from the Ministry …
The New Zealand Cruise Association is shocked and quite simply bewildered to see that at the very last minute Immigration NZ has chosen to prevent the Ponant ship Le Laperouse from coming to New Zealand despite having the green light from the Ministry of Health. The New Zealand Government (through the Ministry of Health) granted an exemption last December to permit the ship to operate domestically in New Zealand, carrying a maximum of 100 passengers.