The deportation of New Zealand criminals from Australia is set to resume this week after being halted in March due to coronavirus travel restrictions.
About 30 people were expected to be sent across the Tasman to NZ on a charter flight where they would be placed in a dedicated quarantine facility for 14 days before being released into the community.
NZ Health Minister Chris Hipkins said extra security forces would be deployed to guard that facility but the government refused to share the location due to privacy concerns for detainees. The Ardern government made it clear the deportation program was a sore spot in trans-Tasman relations but conceded they had no choice but to accept the deportees. Image: Getty
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