NZ-based doctor misses Kiwi Christmas after being denied flight home Fri, 18 Dec 2020, 4:55PM
Dr Deborah Mills pictured at Brisbane Airport earlier this month just minutes before being told she won t be allowed back into New Zealand for Christmas.
NZ-based doctor misses Kiwi Christmas after being denied flight home Fri, 18 Dec 2020, 4:55PM
An Otago-based Australian doctor who frequently flies across the Tasman has missed out on Christmas with her husband after she was refused entry onto her flight.
Dr Deborah Mills, known as Dr Deb, had just waved goodbye to her daughter at Brisbane International Airport on December 1 and went to check in before being told she didn t meet the criteria to get back into New Zealand.
NZ-based Aussie doctor misses Kiwi Christmas after being denied boarding on flight home
17 Dec, 2020 11:33 PM
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PM Jacinda Ardern said that the Government does not “have the necessary protections in place” to form a travel bubble with Australia before Christmas. Video / Mark Mitchell
An Otago-based Australian doctor who frequently flies across the Tasman has missed out on Christmas with her husband after she was refused entry onto her flight.
Dr Deborah Mills, known as Dr Deb, had just waved goodbye to her daughter at Brisbane International Airport on December 1 and went to check in before being told she didn t meet the criteria to get back into New Zealand.
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