The border reopens to international visitors from visa-waiver countries. Video / NZ HeraldMichael Neilson is a political reporter for the New Zealand HeraldAfter more than two long years, international tourists are once again allowed into New Zealand. From this morning visitors from around 60 visa-waiver countries, like Australians already, can now travel here without isolation if they are vaccinated and do a pre-departure and arrival test for Covid-19. Later this year major international airlines like Emirates, Air Canada, Malaysian Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, LATAM Airlines and Air Tahiti Nui are restarting routes. Air NZ CEO Greg Foran said the airline would "ideally" like Covid-19 testing to be removed from travel.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 01, 2022 23:27 UTC