Citizens and permanent residents have a seven-day grace period to return home.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the trans-Tasman bubble with Australia will be suspended for two months.
Those outside of Victoria and New South Wales will be able to get on these flights and not go through quarantine – but everyone will need a negative pre-departure test.Those in New South Wales will need to go through hotel quarantine while those in Victoria will be able to self-isolate at home, with similar testing requirements to those in managed isolation.
She said after those seven days of return flights Kiwis would have to obtain a managed isolation spot like everyone else and enough space could not be guaranteed.
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