Cant we just say NO!

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New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 includes the right of entry into
NZ of all NZ citizens. This is why the 501 deportees have to be allowed entry. It is also the reason that during the Covid pandemic we still have to allow entry to citizens, whether risky or infected, with only minor and temporary restrictions imposed.

https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/publ...25517.html

The NZ government has been trying for years to stop Australia deporting criminals under S. 501