11 Mar 2021

NZer says he's yet to receive MIQ bill two months after stay

From Midday Report, 12:10 pm on 11 March 2021

A New Zealander who went through managed isolation two months ago, but is yet to pay the $3,100 fee, feels like he slipped through the cracks.

MIQ figures show more than a third of people who have stayed at quarantine hotels have paid the fee - that means there's about $20-million the government is yet to collect - with $3.2-million overdue.

Sebastian Clarke came home from New York to visit his family in January - he told Māni Dunlop that he's still waiting for his bill.

Since airing this interview, Managed Isolation and Quarantine has got in touch to say Sebastian Clarke was invoiced by MIQ on 4 February for his stay in managed isolation, with the invoice sent to the email address he provided.