New Zealand’s elite military force, the Special Air Service (NZSAS), was quietly deployed to oversee 501 deportees from Australia in a managed isolation quarantine (MIQ) facility during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The revelation published in legacy media today, which had not been widely reported, came during a parliamentary session where Defence Minister Judith Collins acknowledged the role, stating that MIQ duty was not what NZSAS personnel signed up for.
The NZDF confirmed that NZSAS members were stationed at Auckland’s Ramada MIQ facility, designated for 501 deportees, as part of the broader military response to COVID-19.
The decision was driven by security concerns, given the serious criminal backgrounds of many deportees.
While the NZDF’s deployment in MIQ has been well documented, the specific involvement of the NZSAS had remained undisclosed.
Experts suggest the assignment may have contributed to increased attrition rates in the Defence Force, as highly trained personnel left for private sector opportunities.
I thought that the Military could only be deployed against the Civilian Population(s) during Martial Law or to ensure enhanced security in monitoring individuals or organisations during the Time of War…!
What a waste of resources that could have been called to attend a sudden National Emergency that threatened NZ on a moment’s notice.
Mandates and Health Sector Directives DO NOT constitute the use of the Armed Forces in guarding and managing the civilian populations.
You have to &_$#+- kidding me! When New Zealand citizens with basic human rights were struggling to get access to their homeland, crime get a ticket + security resources. The 6th Labour Government deserves absolute contempt.
We need a Godzone DOGE in NZ asap.
I will say.
We seriously need some changes. We are still under an authoritarian rule. National is almost as bad as labour.
Clear out the public service and stop payments to NGOs.
Or, follow “Can Australia be Saved” lead.
Freedom Union of Australia has just been nationally launched to protect and defend Australians against the cruel and unlawful treatment being inflicted upon them – by an “Unlawful Belligerent Occupation” who have seized control over all of Australia’s Public Institutions including our, Parliaments, Legal and Judicial System, Police and Law Enforcement, Media, Medical and Local Councils, Education. (sounds about right)
Website https://www.freedom-union.org/
Aussie Cossack talks to John Wilson of the Freedom Union, a Union built by the people for the people, to challenge and push back against our rigged political system and the players in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v87C8p08CnM
NZDF were also deployed in the Christchurch Shooting where NZSAS were given special parliamentary authorisation to use service weapons (on civlians) at the time. Neither being legal or constitutional.