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The country’s borders will open in phases, with fully vaccinated New Zealanders being the first permitted to enter

New Zealand on Thursday announced a phased reopening of its border that has been largely closed for two years due to the Covid pandemic, but travel bodies said self-isolation rules need to be removed to revive the struggling tourism sector.

New Zealand on Thursday announced a phased reopening of its border that has been largely closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but travel bodies said self-isolation rules need to be removed to revive the struggling tourism sector.

New Zealand’s government will end its quarantine requirements for incoming travelers and reopen its borders

New Zealanders stranded in Australia will be able to return home from the end of this month and, importantly, bypass the country's lottery-based hotel quarantine system.

Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers from Australia will be the first people able to enter the country

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is poised to unveil new border settings for New Zealand in response to spreading Omicron cases of COVID-19.

Kiwi PM has been successful in protecting her country from worst ravages of Covid but faces growing resentment to strict pandemic policies

It was the phrase on everyone’s lips. We were going to “Build Back Better”. Boris Johnson, Joe Biden, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Greenpeace, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund have all used these “magic” words. Their meaning is, of course, a matter of taste: we can…