A 32-year-old man will be charged after briefly absconding from a managed isolation facility in Auckland yesterday evening.

Bookings for seats on flights into New Zealand will be managed to ensure New Zealanders can be safely placed into a managed isolation or quarantine facility.

A 43-year-old woman who absconded from a managed isolation facility in Auckland on Saturday evening is in Police custody.

The government has released the review of Managed Isolation and Quarantine.

There is a robust system in place to safely welcome New Zealanders home, while keeping our communities protected.

The Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, will provide an update to the media at 1pm.

The Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, provided an update to the media at 1pm.

The Director-General of Health provided an update to the media at 1pm.

Two new Managed Isolation facilities in Rotorua have been opened as more international flights arrive in New Zealand and stricter controls are put place.