Travel

Locals in the King Country coastal town of Kāwhia are on edge after a case of Covid-19 was confirmed there on Wednesday.

The town - south of Raglan on the North Island's West Coast - is outside the… Audio

Aucklanders keen to hit the water again can do so ... but some of the normal rules have changed. All sailing and boating activities are go, including fishing, scuba diving and jetskiing - but it is… Audio

Kathryn talks with Massey University migration expert Paul Spoonley about how international mobility will be managed once New Zealand's borders reopen in the New Year. He says there are some big, as… Audio

It was a quick - and very expensive - decision for Sarah Dixon to return to Ireland last month.

She has been living in New Zealand for 14 years but needed to return home to Ireland after the sudden… Audio

The United States Postal Service has suspended shipping to New Zealand and 21 other countries because of Covid-19's impact on air mail capacity.

So those of you who did a spot of lockdown shopping… Audio

New Zealanders desperate to get home by Christmas have been getting good or bad news in the last-hour or so after nearly four-thousand spots opened in the MIQ virtual lobby.

Users were able to enter… Audio

Proof of vaccination will soon be as necessary as a valid passport for international passengers flying on Air New Zealand.

The national carrier says vaccination is the new reality of global travel… Audio

A Kiwi stranded in Queensland due to the lack of MIQ spots says she should be able to self-isolate in her own home. If she doesn't get back soon she risks having her pension stopped and may even have… Audio

Dunedinite Professor Peter Croot has seen a fair bit of both land and sea during his time as an internationally-respected chemical oceanographer, having lived and worked in the USA, Sweden, Germany… Audio, Gallery

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has apologised to a managed isolation guest over its handling of an early release request.

Craig Robinson arrived from Queensland in August 2020… Audio

The Minister for Pacific Peoples says some people sick with Covid-19 have never engaged with the health system before.

Aupito William Sio, who is also an Associate Minister of Health, told Morning… Audio

Aucklanders can look forward to a staycation these school holidays with the Prime Minister confirming the region is likely to stay locked down for a while yet - even if restrictions inside the… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister says the government is giving full consideration to easing restrictions in Auckland, but the border will remain in place.

19 new community cases of Covid-19 have been reported… Audio

The government is scouting locations for purpose-built MIQ facilities - but construction of a new facility would take longer than six months.

Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins says the… Audio

National Party leader Judith Collins says the country and the Government need to accept that the elimination strategy no longer works.

 She told Morning Report there have been 17 weeks of lockdowns… Audio

The government has annouced a major one-off visa to help up to 165,000 migrants currently in Aotearoa.

Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says the plan offers a residency path to provide certainty for… Audio

A petition calling on the government to change what's been labelled a "broken" MIQ system is closing today, with more than 22,000 signatures.

The petition argues all New Zealanders should be allowed… Audio

At least 31,000 people waited in the MIQ lottery line yesterday but missed out for possibly a second time.

Barry Smart is one of the lucky ones who nabbed a spot in MIQ yesterday. He travelled to… Audio

The Ministry of Health doesn't recognise Covid vaccines a person has received overseas, and they can't be added to a vaccination record.

It's understood hundreds of people have been in contact with… Audio

More than 3000 lucky New Zealanders stranded abroad snapped up a ticket to MIQ last night - but tens of thousands more have missed out on the draw.

While there will be another room release coming… Audio