MBIE Draws Up Plans to Restore MIQ if Needed
November 14, 2022
Quarantine at the border could be restored within four weeks as a ‘minimum viable product’ if the need arose, according to a new readiness plan for MIQ
While Cabinet has yet to decide on the possibility of a permanent border quarantine programme, officials have created an interim plan to bridge the gap between the closure of the last MIQ facility earlier this year and any future purpose-built facility.
The document, quietly released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment last week, shows a “minimum viable product” of 1500 rooms across Auckland and Christchurch could be set up within four weeks of a border closure.