New Zealand is hours away from reopening the border to Kiwis stuck in Australia.
The only difference is now they won't have to stay in MIQ, as long as they can self-isolate for seven days.
Jamin Jamieson, a Kiwi stuck in Australia, will be on the first flight out of Sydney on Monday.
"I've been trying to get a MIQ spot for quite a while," he says.
"I didn't get one for most of last year."
Jamieson says he feels good about the border opening.
"I want to bring my partner in because we want to get married in New Zealand this year."
The reopening on Monday is a compromise of sorts; it's only for Kiwi citizens in Australia and only if they isolate at home for seven days.
But National Party leader Christopher Luxon wants MIQ to end entirely and immediately.
"The isolation rule is a show-stopper," he says.
"The reality is we've had 13,000 cases in the community and very few at the border. They are not the threat to us anymore."
He says there's another threat on an economic front.
"There is no tourism."
And that is hurting on both sides of the Tasman.
At Dreamworld, the tourist attractions are ready, but there are concerns about the lack of visitors.
"New Zealanders are a major portion of our guests. We certainly miss them and I hope they can come back soon," says Karla Judge, Dreamworld general manager.
But it's a long wait since New Zealand doesn't open for tourism for another four months.
"We understand safety has to come first and we get that," Judge says.
The Government is promising an urgent review of its border plan, however, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said a decision won't come as soon as Monday's Cabinet meeting.
But for those wanting to come back to New Zealand, it can't come soon enough.
