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'A very fair outcome': Lawyer says govt given a wakeup call over MIQ
The High Court has provided the government with "a clear steer" to find a better way to operate MIQ if it's needed in future, Paul Radich QC says. Audio
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Covid-19: Lawyer on Grounded Kiwis legal win
New Zealanders who battled to get a room in a managed isolation hotel so they could come home are hailing the High Court ruling which found the MIQ lottery system was unfair.
Grounded Kiwis have… Audio
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Robertson: MIQ tried to be fair under pressure during pandemic
A High Court judge has found that the MIQ lottery system between September and December last year did not suffiently allow the individual circumstances of NZ citizens to be considered and prioritsed… Audio
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Wellington protest disrupts High Court trial
A criminal trial due to start on Monday has been adjourned because the defendant cannot get access to the High Court in Wellington. Audio
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Covid-19: Grounded Kiwis cheers Ombudsman MIQ investigation
Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is launching a investigation into the Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) booking system.
He has received 200 complaints, saying the allocation system is unlawful… Audio
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Covid-19 summary: Northland to move to level 3, 44 new community cases reported
Community case numbers jumped to 44 today, while the government announced Northland would move to alert level 3 after a person who travelled throughout the region tested positive.
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MIQ system a breach of Bill of Rights - Grounded Kiwis lawyer
Grounded Kiwis - a group of New Zealand citizens overseas who are struggling to get into MIQ - have launched legal action against the government over the MIQ system.
Public law specialist Paul Radich… Video, Audio
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Grounded Kiwis launches legal action against govt over MIQ system
It has been described as a lottery in human misery. The Managed Isolation and Quarantine system now faces a challenge in court.
On Friday, the Grounded Kiwis group filed documents in the High Court… Video, Audio
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Grounded Kiwis lawyer details case to take action over MIQ bookings
Audio 9 Sep 2021Legal action is brewing over the government's managed isolation and quarantine booking system.
The test case was to be a pregnant women, with health complications who was denied an emergency… Audio
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NZ woman given MIQ spot after launching legal action
Audio 9 Sep 2021A pregnant woman who was six times denied an emergency room in managed isolation has dropped legal action after being granted a room voucher.
Bergen Graham has health complications and wanted to be… Video, Audio
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Expats 'dismayed' by lack of action on MIQ availability
Some people trying desperately to return to New Zealand feel like they've been missed out in the government's latest border annoucements.
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Grounded Kiwis - group forms to launch MIQ petition
Audio 3 Aug 2021A group of New Zealanders living overseas who are keen to get back home, are calling for signatures for a petition to improve the MIQ booking system The group have called themselves Grounded Kiwis… Audio