At today’s media
conference, a number of questions were asked of Police
Commissioner Mike Bush about monitoring of New Zealanders
self-isolating on their return from
overseas.
Police are using technology to
support self-isolation checks with people who have arrived
in the country in the past 14 days.
People returning
from overseas to New Zealand, have been asked to consent to
being contacted by text message, for the purposes of
compliance checks.
Those receiving texts are asked to
click on a hyperlink to share their location with
Police.
Should the text message go unanswered, or
anyone refuse to respond, Police may follow up with a
personal visit.
In partnership with the text based
service Police are also conducting random self-isolation
checks in person.
The purpose of the checks is to
ensure people returning to the country are complying will
all self-isolation requirements.
Since 31 March, 6,250
text messages have been sent to returning travellers who
consented to being contacted. More than 3,000 people
responded to the text
message.
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