Covid-19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: MIQ temporarily paused

MIQ is temporarily pausing the release of rooms on the Managed Isolation Allocation System due to the potentially deadly Delta outbreak.

It comes after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern this afternoon extended nationwide lockdown to at least Friday - and Auckland until at least Tuesday.

A Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) spokesperson said the pause on MIQ included cancelled vouchers that were normally re-released.

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"No rooms will be available to book for a few days."

An MIQ spokesperson said a further update would come soon.

MIQ is temporarily pausing the release of rooms on the Managed Isolation Allocation System due to the current COVID-19 outbreak. This includes cancelled vouchers that are normally re-released. No rooms will be available to book for a few days. Updates will be posted here. pic.twitter.com/uWXfpjVmGT

— MBIE (@MBIEgovtnz) August 23, 2021