17 June 2020 – Assistant Chief of Defence to oversee isolation and quarantine facilities

Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Military
Intervention Categories: Planning and strategy; Listening to scientists or health/other experts
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Air Commodore Webb

Overview: PM appoints Air Commodore to oversea quarantine logistics after it was revealed two people allowed to leave managed quarantine for compassionate reasons but found to have Covid-19
Full details here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/covid-19/419210/two-new-cases-leaving-isolation-an-unacceptable-failure-of-the-system-ardern

Type of Justification: Perception of an increased threat, citing failure of the system to have allowed early release without 2nd test
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – other, community testing revealed Covid 19 (after leaving managed isolation)