The two countries had agreed to work together to get citizens out, with Australia proposing they be flown to Christmas Island
New Zealand is launching an independent rescue mission to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, chartering an Air New Zealand plane a day after saying it was working on a joint operation with Australia.
The foreign minister, Winston Peters, said the government has agreed with the national carrier to arrange a plane that can carry 300 people from Wuhan to New Zealand.
