Checking in! Actress Rebecca Gibney gets a visit from the POLICE in New Zealand to ensure she’s at home self-isolating after flying in from Australia
While Australia has been criticised for being slow to act as the coronavirus takes hold, Rebecca Gibney has shown just how seriously our neighbours in New Zealand are taking the pandemic.
In a post on Instagram on Monday, the 55-year-old New Zealand-born actress revealed the police had paid her a surprise home visit to make sure she was self-isolating.
Having been in Australia filming the Packed to the Rafters reboot, Back to the Rafters, Rebecca recently flew home and went straight into self-isolation after production was put on hold because of the pandemic.
Door knocking: In a post on Instagram on Monday, Rebecca Gibney revealed the police had paid her a surprise home visit in New Zealand to make sure she was self-isolating
Sharing a photo of the police officer who stopped by to check on her, Rebecca thanked him for keeping New Zealand’s citizens ‘safe’.
‘This is Sam. Sam is from the Dunedin Police checking that I’m self isolating,’ she captioned a photo of the police officer maintaining a safe distance outside her home.
‘Thanks to people like Sam and our health care professionals we are being kept safe. Good on you Sam.’
Flying home: On Saturday, Rebecca Gibney shared a selfie from her Qantas flight back to New Zealand, revealing she had been just one of three passengers onboard the flight as travel restrictions take hold
On the rise: The number of coronavirus cases in Australia jumped from 1,355 to 1,610 on Monday, while New Zealand has 102 confirmed cases
On Saturday, Rebecca shared a selfie from her Qantas flight back to New Zealand, revealing she had been just one of three passengers onboard the flight as travel restrictions take hold.
‘3 passengers and 8 crew but god bless you @Qantas for getting us home to loved ones and for bringing back those Aussis [sic] stranded in NZ,’ she captioned the photo.
‘Oh and just a side note we were all up the front of the plane and the crew treated us like royalty.
Acting up: Having been in Australia filming the Packed to the Rafters reboot, Back to the Rafters, Rebecca recently flew home and went straight into self-isolation. Pictured with co-star Michael Caton
‘The pilots even came and chatted to us. You guys really are the Spirit of Australia.’
She added the hashtags: ‘#thankyou #yourcrewsareworldclass #covid_19 #sucks #letskickthismothertothecurb #selfisolationcomingup #staysafeandwell #andbekind #seeyousoonAustralia’.
The number of coronavirus cases in Australia jumped from 1,355 to 1,610 on Monday, while New Zealand has 102 confirmed cases.
Doing what’s right: Rebecca said she’s happy to self-isolate if it means helping to keep her fellow New Zealanders safe