Originally Posted by
Cafe City
If you have an onward booking from NZ you need an exemption but I see nothing stopping you from getting to NZ then booking an international flight the next day.
Provided you comply with the 72hr testing requirements and 14day quarantine on return, why would you face jail/fine? They only warn that return flights may be extremely difficult to get.
If you have an exemption from the Austealuan border force then yes you are good for onward travel from NZ. However if you don't the NZ authorities can't stop you from leaving NZ to go elsewhere. Upon return to Australia you will face the consequences.