31 Jan 2022

Calls grow for MIQ to prioritise pregnant women

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 31 January 2022

A New Zealand woman was forced to care for her new-born in the NICU without any family support because her multiple attempts at securing an emergency MIQ room were rejected.

There are growing calls to prioritise emergency MIQ spots for pregnant New Zealanders who want to return from overseas.

They've been prompted by the situation of Charlotte Bellis - a pregnant New Zealand citizen in Afghanistan who's been trying to get an emergency spot.

Here's our political reporter Katie Scotcher.