29 Oct 2020

Ports of Auckland introduces own rules for shipping crews

From Morning Report, 7:27 am on 29 October 2020

The Ports of Auckland has introduced its own rules for placing international shipping crews into managed isolation after frustration at a lack of action from the government.

Currently, crew who arrive in New Zealand to relieve workers on ships are not required to do 14 days in isolation and are only tested if they have to spend at least three days in a managed isolation facility while they wait to board their ship.

However the government has signalled that it may change testing to cover all shipping crews transiting through New Zealand, even if just for 24 hours.

Matt Ball is from Ports of Auckland.