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The government is facing heavy criticism for waiting until February to ditch hotel isolation, but Acting Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson is ruling out compensation.
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When an officer issues a move-on order, they’ll warn the person that it is an offence to breach the order – unless the person has a reasonable excuse for being there. If they continue to display the same behaviour at another location, they’ll be moved on from there too “until they get the message”.