The Government has carefully weighed up the impact of charging on New Zealanders wanting to return home. I intend for the regulations to provide that New Zealand citizens and residents currently overseas will not be liable for charges if they are returning home permanently. Temporary visa holders who were ordinarily resident in New Zealand before our border closed on 19 March will not be liable for a charge on their return if they were out of the country on 19 March, unless they are returning as a critical worker, in which case I expect their employers or sponsoring agency will meet their managed isolation costs. I am proposing that New Zealanders who are currently overseas and come home temporarily and those New Zealanders who go overseas after regulations come into force will be charged for managed isolation and quarantine on their return, unless they are exempt or qualify for a waiver.