A South Island woman who returned from Perth on Sunday says passengers on her flight would likely thumb their nose at New Zealand's new self-isolation rules.
"There were Americans, people from the UK as well as Asia all travelling without the intention to self-isolate," she said.
"I even mentioned it to a family of seven who came through from Colorado and they laughed and said 'yeah we are only here for 10 days we'll be fine'."
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Saturday, all travellers, except for those coming from the Pacific islands, will have to self-isolate for 14 days on their arrival to New Zealand from 1am Monday.
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