The 193 New Zealanders and Pacific residents repatriated from China on 5 February 2020 were taken to a naval base to be quarantined .
On 5 February an Air New Zealand flight chartered by the NZ government evacuated over 200 people : 193 New Zealanders ( and sdome from the Pacific ) who were taken to a defence-owned quarantine ( naval ) base in Whangaparāoa , and 35 Australians who were then taken to Christmas Island . *
Evacuations related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic