Temporary entry visa class holders coming into New Zealand's managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities will have to pay more from 25 March.
A security guard and soldier guarding a managed isolation facility in Auckland. Photo: Supplied/ NZDF
For solo travellers or the first occupant in a room, the charges will rise from $3100 to $5520 from 12.01am on 25 March. For an additional adult it will cost $2990, and $1610 for an additional child.
The changes will affect those on visitor visas (such as partners of a New Zealand citizen or resident), student visas, work visas, and limited visas.
In a statement, the government said the new fees "better reflect the actual costs of managed isolation, although the government is still subsidising some of the cost".
The new fees are the same as those charged to critical workers entering the country under a border exception.
Visa holders who have already booked MIQ places and enter facilities from 25 March will have to pay the new fees.
Critical healthcare workers entering under a border exception will continue to be charged the current standard fee of $3100.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment can grant a full or partial waiver of MIQ fees in cases of financial hardship or other special circumstances, or arrange a deferment of payment, for temporary entry visa class holders.