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The law is clear – border testing is enforceable. So why did New Zealand's quarantine system break down?

  • Written by Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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The anger and frustration at New Zealand’s border quarantine failure have been palpable.

Two women, recently arrived in New Zealand, were granted compassionate leave from quarantine to be with grieving family after a parent’s death. But they were not tested for COVID-19 before being allowed to travel the length of the North...

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