Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are consequences for people who break the trans-Tasman bubble rules, even if they don't end up being fined or jail
Victorian family caught fleeing to New Zealand New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has lashed a Victorian family who broke Covid rules to fly into the country, saying they will face consequences.
Health by Derek Cheng 10th Jun 2021 6:09 AM Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are consequences for people who break the trans-Tasman bubble rules, even if they don t end up being fined or jailed. The
NZ Herald reported that a group of three people from Melbourne have been put into managed isolation in New Zealand after misleading officials about where they were travelling from. It is understood the trio, who are resident in Australia, planned to attend a funeral during their trip to New Zealand.
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Passengers exit Brisbane International Airport, where a breach of the trans-Tasman bubble occurred on Thursday. (File photo) University of Canterbury mathematical modeller professor Michael Plank said it was clear that airports on both sides of the Tasman needed to “tighten up” their procedures for managing the movements of passengers before departure and during transit. The Brisbane Airport incident appeared to have been caused by mistake”, in his view. People bound for New Zealand should have been waiting in a different area of the terminal to arrivals from high-risk countries. The two groups were meant to remain physically separated at the airport. But because of human error the pair from Papua New Guinea were able to access a cafe in the “green zone” reserved for trans-Tasman departures.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Border officials had name of traveller from Perth before he landed in NZ
28 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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File photo. The man who arrived in New Zealand from Perth via Sydney had written Sydney on his arrival card for port of departure. Photo / Jason Oxenham
File photo. The man who arrived in New Zealand from Perth via Sydney had written Sydney on his arrival card for port of departure. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Derek Cheng is deputy political editor for the New Zealand Heraldderek.cheng@nzme.co.nz
Border agencies systems matched the name of a Kiwi traveller who flew to Auckland from Sydney to his earlier flight from Perth before he landed in New Zealand.