There are two new Covid-19 cases today, one of which is an Auckland nurse who has tested positive for coronavirus.The nurse is linked to St Margaret's rest home and is being cared for at North Shore Hospital.
The government estimates it could cost up to $14 million to get New Zealanders stranded overseas home.
Just-released documents show the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has drawn up a list of high, moderate and low risk countries, to prioritise any repatriation flights.
It expects there could be demand from severalthousand New Zealanders stuck around the world for mercy flights.
The full list of countries has been withheld, but those in low-risk countries will not get priority.
There are more than 3000 New Zealanders in high-risk countries.
So far, more than $2 million has been spent to help 300 New Zealanders get home from countries including Peru, China and South Korea.
The revelation is one of many contained in thousands of documents of official advice that has just been dumped by the Government.
The documents, about the national Covid-19 response, have been broken down into "alert Levels and restrictions", "border", "education", "health response", "housing", "income support measures", "offshore issues", "supporting the economy" and "wage subsidy and leave schemes".
