13th December 2022 Covid-19 / MIQThe urgent need for the MIQ system meant consultation processes were limited, says MBIE.
28th June 2022 Hotels / MIQThe final three managed isolation facilities in Auckland have now closed, bringing an end to MIQ.
23rd June 2022 Hotels / MIQTwo Auckland hotels are returning refurbished after being managed isolation facilities, adding around 448 rooms to the market.
14th June 2022 Hotels / MIQNew Zealand’s three remaining managed isolation facilities will be closed by 30 June.
4th May 2022 Hotels / MIQJet Park at Auckland Airport is one of four remaining facilities that will complete their contracts by August.
25th March 2022 Covid-19 / MIQThe government is scaling back its managed isolation and quarantine voucher booking system as decommissions its MIQ operations.
14th March 2022 Hotels / MIQOnly four hotels, including Jet Park Auckland Airport, will remain as MIQ facilities beyond June 2022.
11th March 2022 Hotels / MIQRetraining and recruitment are the top priorities for hotels returning from MIQ, say operators.
11th March 2022 Awards / MIQA new award recognising people who have contributed to New Zealand’s Covid-19 response has been launched by the Government.
10th March 2022 Hotels / MIQOf the 32 MIQ facilities, 28 will return to being hotels by the end of June.
10th March 2022 Hotels / MIQEVENT says it has refurbished the facility, including The Cut restaurant and bar, as well as its 267 guest rooms.
8th March 2022 Employment / MIQMIQ hotel workers are facing a pay cut of up to 10%, says Unite Union.
10th February 2022 Hotels / MIQHotels in Auckland being run as managed isolation and quarantine facilities are concerned the market is nowhere near ready to absorb thousands more rooms any time soon.
16th November 2021 MIQ / PoliticsNew Zealand should follow Australia’s lead and scrap managed isolation and quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers, says National’s Covid-19 response spokesperson Chris Bishop.
15th November 2021 Hotels / MIQStruggling accommodation providers may be able to get a slice of the managed isolation pie from this week as returnees are now able to complete the final three days of quarantine in non-government run facilities.
5th November 2021 Hotels / MIQThe National Party is launching a petition to end the managed isolation and quarantine system.
28th October 2021 Borders / MIQThere will be shorter MIQ stays for the fully vaccinated, as well as easier entry for some travellers from low risk countries.
11th October 2021 Hotels / MIQThe 110-room hotel has been one of three managed isolation facilities in Hamilton, alongside Ibis Tainui and Jet Park Hotel Hamilton.
30th September 2021 Borders / MIQBusinesses can now apply to take part in the government’s self-isolation pilot scheduled to start in October.
28th September 2021 Borders / MIQThe Auckland Business Chamber has welcomed the release of more detail around a trial for home isolation for business travellers.
24th September 2021 Hotels / MIQThe addition of the hotel, which is part of the Choice Hotels group, will bring 85 rooms to the system.
16th September 2021 Hotels / MIQNew Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine booking system will re-open on Monday 20 September.
9th September 2021 Hotel / MIQCrowne Plaza Auckland has re-opened today as a managed isolation facility after being suspected of being ground zero for New Zealand’s Delta outbreak.
7th September 2021 Covid-19 / MIQThe Ministry of Health is increasing its surveillance testing of border, quarantine and healthcare workers to help combat the spread of Auckland’s delta Covid-19 outbreak.
27th August 2021 Hotels / MIQThe Novotel & Ibis Auckland Ellerslie will from today become a contingency quarantine facility able to take any overflow of Covid-19 positive community cases stemming from the Delta outbreak.
26th August 2021 MIQTravellers returning from Australia will revert to the pre-bubble system of securing a place in managed isolation and quarantine.
3rd August 2021 Hotels / MIQPractices like buffet breakfasts may become a relic of the past, says Four Points by Sheraton Auckland’s GM.
22nd July 2021 Borders / MIQHowever, having one might not immediately change the need for 14 days of managed isolation for arrivals.
9th July 2021 Hotels / MIQIt’s a topsy turvy world for senior hotel managers in MIQ, who can find themselves packing lunches, on security, or behind the front desk.
21st June 2021 Hotels / MIQSupport for the MIQ system will be required until at least 31 December 2022, says a government report into the facilities.
12th May 2021 Border / MIQFirst part of 1000 student cohort announced in January.
3rd May 2021 Hotels / MIQAround 95% of managed isolation and quarantine workers were vaccinated for Covid-19 as of 30 April, according to the joint head of MIQ, Brigadier Jim Bliss.
27th April 2021 Covid-19 / MIQIf pause ended, flight from Perth will leave for NZ tonight.
27th April 2021 Hotels / MIQRespiratory particle transmission most likely infection route.
14th April 2021 Hotels / MIQCase B and C are employees or contractors of First Security, MCK stated.
12th April 2021 Hotels / MIQThe latest case follows a cleaner and security guard getting infected at the MIQ facility.
9th April 2021 Hotels / MIQBut not all MIQ workers are getting the jab with an unvaccinated security guard at the Grand Millennium Auckland testing positive.
26th March 2021 Hotels / MIQAround 250 returnees who have left the Grand Mercure have been told to self-isolate.
25th March 2021 Government / MIQThe Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment increases fees for some visa holders, lifts requirements for Kiwis to meet payment exemption.
24th March 2021 Covid-19 / MIQGenomic testing has connected the case at the Grand Millennium Hotel to a recent returnee.
12th March 2021 Coach / MIQA coach operator that had its airline transport contract terminated by the government and handed to a competitor is calling for fair treatment.
9th March 2021 Hotels / MIQMBIE says it believes all 32 hotels being used will renew their MIQ contracts, which currently come to an end in April.
4th March 2021 MBIE / MIQThe Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says it will increase managed isolation and quarantine fees from 25 March for temporary entry visa holders.
24th February 2021 Covid-19 / MIQNew mitigation measures at the Pullman Auckland have been introduced but the cause of three infections there is still unknown.
18th February 2021 MIQ / PoliticsThe Government must immediately release its reports into how Covid infected three people at the Pullman Auckland, says National’s Covid response spokesperson, Chris Bishop.
17th February 2021 Hotel / MIQHowever, the exact causes of the three recent infections at the facility remain unknown.
11th February 2021 Hotels / MIQThe current contracts end in April and at least one major provider wants more certainty.
4th February 2021 Covid-19 / MIQThe country’s border workers, including airline and managed isolation and quarantine hotel staff, will be the first to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, says the Government.
3rd February 2021 Hotel / MIQOnly one of those five was a hotel worker, says the Ministry of Health.
