Travel
Calling Home: Glen Craig in Port Vila
Sixteen years ago, Kiwi businessman Glen Craig took a one-year sabbatical from his work here to pick up a 12-month contract in Vanuatu. Little did he know that he would still be there in 2022… Audio
Govt cuts isolation requirements for Covid cases to 7 days
The government has slashed the isolation requirements for Covid cases by almost a third - as the rapacious spread of Omicron threatens to grind businesses to a halt.
More than 22,000 new cases were… Audio
Tourism businesses say funding helped but not a silver bullet
Tourism businesses in the five regions hit hardest by the pandemic say targeted government funding has been a boon but not a silver bullet.
Last year, Minister Stuart Nash unveiled a $200 million… Audio
US warns against travel to New Zealand due to rising Covid-19 cases
The United States' Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has today raised its travel advisory warning on travel to New Zealand.
Calling Home: Andrew Dubber in Norrmjöle, Sweden
Andrew Dubber and partner Michela Magas live in the picturesque village of Norrmjöle (pop 219), in the north of Sweden. They're currently renovating a 200-year-old farmhouse in a forest by a lake and… Audio
Families reunite as borders reopen: 'It's pretty emotional being apart'
There was a true kiwi welcome at Auckland Airport this afternoon for the first group of New Zealanders returning home under the easing of Covid isolation rules.
Holiday parks keep guest numbers up despite border closures
New figures show campgrounds have been keeping guest numbers up over the last two years, despite the closed borders.
There were 1.7 million guest nights in January in 2019, and again in January 2022.
…Around 900 New Zealanders to arrive without isolation requirements
From midnight tonight, fully-vaccinated New Zealand residents and citizens travelling to Aotearoa will no longer need to complete an isolation period for the first time in nearly two years.
House of Travel busy as Kiwis can return home, no MiQ
From midnight tonight vaccinated Kiwis from across the world will be able to return to New Zealand without spending time in MIQ or self-isolation. With this news, House of Travel has seen such an… Audio
New Zealanders itching to travel as isolation requirements end
Tickets booked, bags packed. New Zealanders are saying 'see ya later' with the suspension of isolation requirements.
But while an overseas holiday is now back on the cards for some - the move's not… Video, Audio
First AUS-NZ MIQ-free flight lands in Auckland
Touchdown - the first MIQ-free flight from Australia has landed in Auckland with vaccinated passengers now able to go home to isolate.
From Thursday, they'll be free to head out into the community… Video, Audio
'A lot more certainty' for Chatham Islands with tourism spike
With borders closed, more New Zealanders have been ticking the Chatham Islands off their bucket list than before the pandemic.
'I'll be home soon': Skipping MIQ means NZers can finally return from Australia
The shift from MIQ to home isolation for vaccinated New Zealanders travelling from Australia kicks in today.
International travellers arrive without having to go into MiQ
From midnight New Zealand Citizens and Residents can travel from Australia without having to go into MiQ on arrival, Travellers will still have to isolate for 7 days and will be given RAT tests to… Audio
Calling Home: Jack Noser in Zürich
New Zealand asylum seeker worker Jean Claude 'Jack' Noser lives with his wife Sandra in Oerlikon, a multicultural suburb of Zürich, Switzerland. The story of how the two of them came to be together is… Audio
What will the return of the big OE mean for employers?
With MIQ soon to be a thing of the past, young people who've put off international travel during the pandemic are planning their OEs - but what will that mean for employers? Audio
Number of people crossing New Zealand border lowest in 50 years
Closed borders and other Covid-19 restrictions have resulted in the number of people crossing the border falling to the lowest in 50 years, while the country has had its first migration loss in nine…
Arrivals from Tonga will soon have to self-isolate due to rising Covid-19 cases
Tonga no longer meets the criteria for quarantine-free travel due to increasing Covid-19 cases, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced this evening.
Stories of MIQ heartache shared as Grounded Kiwis take fight to court
A group that opposes the government's MIQ system and argues entering New Zealand is a 'foundational right' laid out their concerns today in the High Court. Audio
Grounded Kiwis case heads to High Court
The group Grounded Kiwis goes to the High Court today to press its case against the MIQ system.
They are seeking a judicial review of the system that has seen many thousands of New Zealanders abroad… Audio
