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MIQ bookings open again for Kiwis abroad

September 20, 2021
People walk past a MIQ facility

People walk past a MIQ facility. (Source: Getty)

Kiwis overseas can start booking MIQ spots again on Monday, as the Government launches its new "lobby" system.

From 8am, those hoping to come to New Zealand will have an hour to register.

There will be 3000 room vouchers, available between September and December, being released. They will be randomly allocated.

Those hoping to come to New Zealand will have an hour to register.

The Government paused MIQ bookings four weeks ago after a community Delta outbreak in Auckland.

There are now over 1000 cases in the outbreak.

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