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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Eva Corlett in Auckland

‘So excited’: journalist Charlotte Bellis’ joy at securing New Zealand quarantine place

Charlotte Bellis pictured with her partner Jim Huylebroek,
Charlotte Bellis, pictured with her partner Jim Huylebroek. She has been given a place in New Zealand quarantine.
Photograph: AP

A pregnant New Zealand journalist who was stranded in Afghanistan after failing to secure a spot in her own country’s strict quarantine system is “so excited” she has now been offered a place.

The deputy prime minister Grant Robertson said on Tuesday the ministry for business, innovation and employment, which manages the quarantine system known as MIQ, has offered Charlotte Bellis an MIQ voucher.

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