Should we drop MIQ?

[Wainuiguy]

Well, two days ago the OP had us pegged as having fewer ICU beds so under that logic I'm not sure we're that prepared.

Couple that with the current numbers of border cases from a tiny number of flights per week, are we ready for a a few hundred (plus) infected tourists coming through customs every day?

There are fewer ICU beds than at the start of the pandemic.

BUT if cases reach thousands a day as predicted (though same predictions had omi cases at 50000 by Waitangi weekend) Then what are we keeping out using MIQ?

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No.

In fact we should just close the borders completely unless there really is a Very Good Reason to let some pestilential individual across it...

Makes sense - keep infected out while infection in country runs rampant.

And wouldn't any incoming traveller's have to be double jabbed and have a negative test to travel here?

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i might be with wainuiguy on this one.
we've done what we can, we isolated and vaccinated
with very good (albeit strong-armed) numbers participating
we protected the vulnerable and continue to mask up and boost for the littlies
there isnt much more we can do, we've prepared. time to open the gate and with any luck, gloat.

Indeed- we simply can't hide forever.  There is no other preparation we can do to further protect ourselves.

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Removing MIQ and just having home isolation, or opening up the borders completely?

Potentially one moving to the other.  This will allow kiwis wanting to return to be able to without the hassle and cost of MIQ.  Once spread has fully occured then keeping others out will have little or no difference.