Travel
Entertainment company boss responds as Covid red limits remain
All of New Zealand will stay at red in the traffic light system until at least the end of next week.
The Prime Minister says cases are coming down and the country's moving in the right direction -… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Rachel Nelson in Tashkent
Hawke's Bay native Rachel Nelson has lived in plenty of different places around the world - China, USA, Qatar and Germany, to name a few. But the experience she and her family are currently enjoying… Audio
Calling Home: Rachel Nelson in Tashkent
Rachel Nelson has lived in plenty of different places around the world - China, USA, Qatar and Germany, to name a few. But the experience she and her family are currently enjoying in Tashkent is… Audio
Controversial government tourism fund saved jobs, propped up business, recipient says
The $290m Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme was formed to provide rapid support for NZ's significant tourism assets, but it's come under scrutiny with concerns about transparency.
Border reopening causes 'massive upsurge' in new passport applications
A lengthy queue for new passports is catching out some New Zealanders trying to make the most of eased border restrictions.
800 staff return to Air NZ as travel takes off again
Air New Zealand has brought back 800 furloughed or former staff as the border soon reopens to tourists.
Today the airline also revealed it will be flying non-stop to New York City from September.
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Esther's Expo: "You eat with your eyes first"
Nigerian-born Aucklander Esther Olatunbosun has taken her sweet tooth to the Dubai World Expo. One of just three young chefs chosen to represent New Zealand, she has big dreams and one heck of a pav.
…Unvaccinated New Zealanders quietly allowed to skip MIQ
A law expert says the government's move to allow unvaccinated New Zealanders to skip MIQ show the rules are changing with the country's evolving Omicron outbreak.
Calling Home: Belinda Waymouth in Santa Monica
Belinda Waymouth is an environmental journalist and advocate who lives in Santa Monica with her husband, the stand-up comedian Jake Johannsen, and 17-year-old daughter, Fionnula. She's Calling Home… Audio
Pensioner told to repay $11,300 because she could not get back to NZ
A 77-year-old woman who was stuck in Australia because of border restrictions says she feels hurt at her pension being stopped and receiving a demand to repay more than $11,000.
Covid-19: Travel industry ready for border opening
The travel industry is buzzing as our trans-Tasman cousins get ready to spend Easter in Aotearoa.
Air New Zealand has added more than 90 new flights from Australia and the government is pumping in… Audio
PM on border reopening plan: 'We're ready to welcome the world back'
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand's borders will be open to vaccinated Australians from 11.59 pm on 12 April.
NZ 'back on the map': Recruitment, more flights, and calls for vaccine pass removal
The various groups says the past two years have been incredibly tough, but this long-awaited news provides them certainty, allows for gradual rebuild of tourism and will save operators from collapse.
Auckland welcomes return of travellers, but staff urgently need
It's the news Auckland's downtown has been longing for - tourism is coming back, and sooner than expected.
Vaccinated Australians are now welcome from April 13.
Vaccinated travellers from other… Video, Audio
Board of Airline Representatives welcomes border reopening
Aotearoa is ready to welcome back the world, but how are they going to get here.
The number of international carriers coming into the country has slimmed down considerably since Covid hit.
In… Video, Audio
NZ ready to welcome world back - Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand is ready to welcome the world back - that's the message from the Prime Ministerial podium - as the country's reopening is accelerated.
The timeline for easing border restrictions has… Audio
'Apart from lockdown, the last few weeks have been the toughest' - Tourism industry
Tourism operators are not expecting an immediate flood of visitors when the border finally opens, but are hoping to at least have Australian visitors in by Easter. Audio
Tourism industry eager for border announcement
As we have been reporting this morning, The Prime Minister is expected to today announce when many Covid-19 restrictions will ease or stop altogether once we're past the peak of Omicron.
That would… Audio
Queues grow for passports as borders reopen
The stampede is on for passports, but beware you may have to wait.
After two years of border restrictions, New Zealanders can now travel off shore and return without having to isolate, as long as… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Glen Craig in Port Vila
Sixteen years ago, Kiwi businessman Glen Craig took a one-year sabbatical from his work here to pick up a 12-month contract in Vanuatu. Little did he know that he would still be there in 2022… Audio