6 Aug 2020

Robertson not 'philosophically opposed' to private managed isolation

From Morning Report, 7:25 am on 6 August 2020

There are plans afoot for privately-managed isolation for people coming into the country.

Influential Kiwis are pushing trying to hash out a plan through high-level talks at a Covid-19 recovery summit in Auckland.

But would the government support it?

Finance minister Grant Robertson told Morning Report he isn't philosophically opposed to the idea, but the standards for quarantining are very high.