Travel

Fortress Auckland is no more. The borders which have fenced off the supercity for more than 120 days have finally been lifted.

That means Aucklanders are free to move about the country - as long as… Audio

Joining Nathan Rarere is Waka Kotahi's Regional Manager of Operations and Maintenance for Northland and Auckland, Jacqui Hori-Hoult. Audio

RNZ reporter Chen Liu is at the border South of Auckland where the checkpoint has been dismantled after nearly 4 months in place, stopping Aucklanders from leaving the city. Audio

Let's go now back to Auckland airport now where they're gearing up for a busy old day and days ahead as Aucklanders are now free to travel. Our producer Ellie Jay is there.. Audio

Let's go now to Auckland airport because for the first time in four months, Aucklanders can fly wherever they want.. and anyone else in New Zealand can fly to Auckland.. The only catch is you need to… Audio

Northland has locked in a summer in the red zone, with gathering limits set to stay in place across the rohe.

For businesses, it's another burn on top of being cut off from much of the country, with… Video, Audio

Christchurch airport is bracing for a huge influx of Aucklanders as the city's residents are freed after more than 100 days locked down. And for those struggling with the crowds and the extra anxiety… Video, Audio

Grounded Kiwis are hoping their calls for changes to MIQ take flight and the threat of Omicron does not cause delays.

A petition with almost 23,000 signatures has been delivered to Parliament asking… Video, Audio

From 11:59pm Tuesday Auckland's Covid border is reopening, allowing people to travel north and south, to and from the region.

Police and Te Tai Tokerau Border Control will be staffing two checkpoints… Video, Audio

For the first time in four months, Aucklanders will finally get the chance to head south when the city's border opens tomorrow.

It's likely to be a day of busy airports, tearful reunions and a little… Audio

Waka Kotahi is warning motorists they can expect roads out of the Auckland to be very busy tomorrow.

The Auckland borders come down at 11.59 pm with Transport Agency staff helping police to dismantle… Audio

From today any passenger hoping to travel on a domestic flight with Air New Zealand will have to show either a vaccine passport or the results of a negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure… Audio

Rapid Antigen Covid testing is being introduced into the community over the holiday period for unvaccinated and asymptomatic people who are traveling, either by road across the Auckland border, or by… Audio

It was during a deployment to the Solomon Islands in 2013 that former Wairarapa detective sergeants Tracey and Rob Rackliff decided they were going to resign from the police and try something new… Audio, Gallery

NZ Institute of Medical Laboratory Science president Terry Taylor has told Checkpoint there is potential for some big delays if a Covid case causes a surge of Covid testing in small towns around New… Video, Audio