Coronavirus - New Zealand
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Apparently they were awaiting compassionate leave to attend a funeral.
So the last one was caught in Auckland, assume he/she hitched?
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Apparently they were awaiting compassionate leave to attend a funeral.
So the last one was caught in Auckland, assume he/she hitched?
Idiots! I hope they definitely miss the funeral now.
I knew we should have closed the border at the top of the Bombays.
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Sad story, but seriously, you dont think plenty of people during lockdown faced a flat no regardless of any compassionate circumstances.
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Surely you check whether your plan will work before boarding a flight, not after.
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@taniwharugby I am sure there are numerous sad stories, and I do have some sympathy. But if we let people do whatever they want and stop respecting the threat associated with this virus we put everything we've achieved so far at great risk
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Sad story, but seriously, you dont think plenty of people during lockdown faced a flat no regardless of any compassionate circumstances.
My mates mother went in to hospital the other night (at the time they thought it was far worse than what it's turned out to be) so he basically called every govt agency in NZ and Oz to figure out if he could get back to Shield Snorters and then back into Oz. It was made pretty clear to him he was highly unlikely to get a compassionate exemption. The Oz govt also said he would be down the bottom of the list to get back into Oz as they prioritise citizens, then PR's over NZers on SCVs.
So, as you say a sad story, but they really should have made their enquiries before getting on a plane to NZ.
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby I am sure there are humorous sad stories, and I do have some sympathy. But if we let people do whatever they want and stop respecting the threat associated with this virus we put everything we've achieved so far at great risk
Auto correct is being nasty.
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@Nepia said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby I am sure there are humorous sad stories, and I do have some sympathy. But if we let people do whatever they want and stop respecting the threat associated with this virus we put everything we've achieved so far at great risk
Auto correct is being nasty.
Fat fingers and auto correct. Nasty combination
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@Bovidae said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
I heard Darryn Webb say that the family were likely to have been granted an exemption to leave isolation to view the body of the deceased family member before being escorted back to the hotel.
They couldn't wait 1 h for a decision?
Farken stupid. Sympathy draining
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@Nepia said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Sad story, but seriously, you dont think plenty of people during lockdown faced a flat no regardless of any compassionate circumstances.
My mates mother went in to hospital the other night (at the time they thought it was far worse than what it's turned out to be) so he basically called every govt agency in NZ and Oz to figure out if he could get back to Shield Snorters and then back into Oz. It was made pretty clear to him he was highly unlikely to get a compassionate exemption. The Oz govt also said he would be down the bottom of the list to get back into Oz as they prioritise citizens, then PR's over NZers on SCVs.
So, as you say a sad story, but they really should have made their enquiries before getting on a plane to NZ.
Did the NZ Gov also say he was unlikely to get an exemption at that end to see his mum? Or was all the resistance from the Oz end?
My wife arrives to Oz tmrw and applied for self iso a few weeks ago (she has access to her parents unused apartment), but hasn't heard a thing, think she just gets told at the airport on arrival, presumably a negative.
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Nepia said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Sad story, but seriously, you dont think plenty of people during lockdown faced a flat no regardless of any compassionate circumstances.
My mates mother went in to hospital the other night (at the time they thought it was far worse than what it's turned out to be) so he basically called every govt agency in NZ and Oz to figure out if he could get back to Shield Snorters and then back into Oz. It was made pretty clear to him he was highly unlikely to get a compassionate exemption. The Oz govt also said he would be down the bottom of the list to get back into Oz as they prioritise citizens, then PR's over NZers on SCVs.
So, as you say a sad story, but they really should have made their enquiries before getting on a plane to NZ.
Did the NZ Gov also say he was unlikely to get an exemption at that end to see his mum? Or was all the resistance from the Oz end?
My wife arrives to Oz tmrw and applied for self iso a few weeks ago (she has access to her parents unused apartment), but hasn't heard a thing, think she just gets told at the airport on arrival, presumably a negative.
Sorry, should have been more clear in my OP, unlikely to get an exemption to see his Mum, and no guarantee he'd be given one of the limited spots to get back into Oz as he's not Australian.
I didn't know there was an option to self isolate ... I guess that is an option because she's coming from NZ, but wouldn't be if she was arriving from the UK?
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@Nepia said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Nepia said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Sad story, but seriously, you dont think plenty of people during lockdown faced a flat no regardless of any compassionate circumstances.
My mates mother went in to hospital the other night (at the time they thought it was far worse than what it's turned out to be) so he basically called every govt agency in NZ and Oz to figure out if he could get back to Shield Snorters and then back into Oz. It was made pretty clear to him he was highly unlikely to get a compassionate exemption. The Oz govt also said he would be down the bottom of the list to get back into Oz as they prioritise citizens, then PR's over NZers on SCVs.
So, as you say a sad story, but they really should have made their enquiries before getting on a plane to NZ.
Did the NZ Gov also say he was unlikely to get an exemption at that end to see his mum? Or was all the resistance from the Oz end?
My wife arrives to Oz tmrw and applied for self iso a few weeks ago (she has access to her parents unused apartment), but hasn't heard a thing, think she just gets told at the airport on arrival, presumably a negative.
Sorry, should have been more clear in my OP, unlikely to get an exemption to see his Mum, and no guarantee he'd be given one of the limited spots to get back into Oz as he's not Australian.
I didn't know there was an option to self isolate ... I guess that is an option because she's coming from NZ, but wouldn't be if she was arriving from the UK?
Not sure that's the criteria for self so. I think it's more who you know, see Nicole Kidman and Danni Minogue. Otherwise I think it's no chance generally.
I was curious on the process for NZ granting exemptions, as I might be asking for one in a couple of months, but it sounds like a long shot.
Might have to do a runner from the hotel... 😉
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@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@voodoo aren't you in NZ still?
Yep, but probably heading home 1 Sep. Wife leaves today so this is Day 1 of at least 6 weeks of solo parenting!!! 😱
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@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@voodoo aren't you in NZ still?
Yep, but probably heading home 1 Sep. Wife leaves today so this is Day 1 of at least 6 weeks of solo parenting!!! 😱
Hope the beer and wine stocks are good mate
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@voodoo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@taniwharugby said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@voodoo aren't you in NZ still?
Yep, but probably heading home 1 Sep. Wife leaves today so this is Day 1 of at least 6 weeks of solo parenting!!! 😱
Hope the beer and wine stocks are good mate
Yep. Drunk kids are amusing and as an added bonus they sleep well, too.