Travel

A New Zealand couple is facing the devastating possibility of being separated from their toddler until border restrictions ease hopefully sometime next year. Audio

Vaccine passports will soon be the ticket to a trim at the hairdresser and a gym workout, but should they also be required for travel between regions?

The Government is currently considering making… Audio

An advocacy group for Kiwis stuck overseas says changes to managed isolation stays will benefit those with existing bookings, but not those without one.

From 15 November most international travellers… Audio

A public health expert thinks officials have dismissed the need for tighter internal border controls and may fail to stop the spread of Covid-19 in Christchurch as a result.

Two unvaccinated people… Audio

Christchurch residents are upset and angry the virus is back in their city after nearly a year of being free of it. Two positive cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the suburb of Bishopdale yesterday.

Trucking companies say a vaccine mandate at regional borders would be a problem because they are already struggling with a driver shortage and fragile supply chain.

The government is looking at… Audio

The government is looking at making vaccination a requirement to cross regional boundaries for all but some travel.

Two unvaccinated people in Christchurch have test positive for Covid-19 - one was… Audio

A lot of people in Auckland probably wish they were in London, Paris or New York right now, but according to one international travel guide, it's those who live in these other places who really ought… Audio

National says it's expecting the Government to slash the amount of time people spend in MIQ from 14 days to between seven and nine.

The Government will unveil changes to the hotly debated system… Audio

Thousands of New Zealanders stuck overseas are pinning their hopes on today's MIQ announcement - which could improve their chances of getting back into the country.

Shorter MIQ times and isolating at… Audio

RNZ has found the current MIQ booking lobby system is being gamed by a third party group.

It comes as ministers prepare to announce changes to the system on Thursday.

Kiwis stuck overseas are… Audio

The government is expected to announce changes to the MIQ system today ... after yesterday's scheduled announcement was called off. Ministers met yesterday to go through details of the changes, but -… Audio

People in parts of Waikato and King Country are seeing restrictions loosened slightly, to alert level 3 step 1, the same as Auckland's current settings.

Hamilton, Raglan, Waipa, Waitomo and… Audio

New Zealand's Covid response minister, Chris Hipkins signalled yesterday there'll soon be changes to MIQ including shorter stays and eventually the whole system will be replaced with home isolation.

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Hospitality New Zealand is "warily" pleased with the government's vaccine edict, which it says will bring greater protection and clarity to a sector in rather dire need of both.

But the association… Audio

A group of New Zealanders stuck overseas have proposed a self isolation system for returnees, which would see more people get home and reduce cost for the government.

The Grounded Kiwis plan would… Video, Audio

Senior students are back at school today, but with case numbers rising, the race to vaccinate continues.

The deputy prime minister Grant Robertson told Morning Report the Government expects to make… Audio

After months unsuccessfully trying to get a space in MIQ, an Auckland woman has decided to sail home home across the Pacific.

She and three other Kiwis are on a 40ft yacht taking a 2000 nautical mile… Audio