(28-06-2020, 06:07 PM)thephoenix Wrote: With all these arrivals, it does seems like it's more of a case of escaping the mess that their country is currently in as opposed to some nationalistic pride of wanting to come "home". Call me cynical, but I suspect that the majority of these arrivals will be back on the plane to their homeland once (or if) this is all over.There definitely appears to be a percentage that are obviously taking advantage of the situation since they have an NZ passport.
Given the origins of the last few days of cases, how about a new short-term rule - don't bother trying to enter the country if you're coming from a country with a high number of cases, say the Top 20. There seems to be a bit of a pattern emerging with India or Pakistan arrivals at the moment.
There are many ex Pat's who have left NZ and never came back I'm decades too.