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Re:Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for ric... by refurb on Friday December 24, 2021 @10:35PM (#29680151)
Who said abolish it? How about actually designing a system with enough slots so citizens can freely return? Other countries have done this, and controlled Covid, so why can Australia or NZ do it?
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Re:Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for ric... by jeeeb on Saturday December 25, 2021 @01:13AM (#29680927)
Australia eliminated travel restrictions for citizens and hotel quarantine for incoming travellers a while ago. At worst you’ll do 3 days home quarantine.

That’s not sensational though so it’s not reported on.

Also COVID case numbers have exploded since then so I can kind of understand NZ being hesitant to do the same.

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Re:Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for ric... by lcpriest on Friday December 24, 2021 @10:44PM (#29680190)
The parent comment said abolish it.
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Re:Locked-out New Zealanders outraged as visa scheme for ric... by InvertedRhodium on Friday December 24, 2021 @11:25PM (#29680383)
From the parent comment:

> The MIQ system should be abolished

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