Travel

Far North communities are nervously waiting to see if Covid has been spreading unchecked through their towns.

The top of the motu is in level 3 lockdown as health officials work to trace any links… Video, Audio

Winery tours and bach bookings remain off the cards on Waiheke Island, despite the Auckland region's impending move to step two of level 3.

The rules are creating a divide amongst Waiheke locals… Video, Audio

Tonga's main island Tongatapu has gone into a snap lockdown after the country's first positive Covid-19 case arrived in the country from New Zealand last Wednesday.

Viliami Puloka is a doctor in… Audio

There have been emotional reunions at Sydney Airport with people able to travel home quarantine free for the first time in 20 months.

Hotel quarantine and the cap on arrivals have been scrapped for… Audio

A record-breaking electric flight touched down in Wellington this morning.

The 2-seater took the longest ever pure electric flight over water, flying from Omaka near Blenheim, across Cook Strait, to… Audio

Wellingtonian Patrick Rosevear has certainly led a varied life in China since he moved there nearly a decade ago. Having fully immersed himself in local culture from day one in Shanghai, including… Audio, Gallery

Travel writer Colin Thubron travels down the Amur River, which separates China and Russia, and finds growing distrust despite official messages of friendship.

A New Zealand couple is facing the devastating possibility of being separated from their toddler until border restrictions ease hopefully sometime next year. Audio

Vaccine passports will soon be the ticket to a trim at the hairdresser and a gym workout, but should they also be required for travel between regions?

The Government is currently considering making… Audio

An advocacy group for Kiwis stuck overseas says changes to managed isolation stays will benefit those with existing bookings, but not those without one.

From 15 November most international travellers… Audio

A public health expert thinks officials have dismissed the need for tighter internal border controls and may fail to stop the spread of Covid-19 in Christchurch as a result.

Two unvaccinated people… Audio

Christchurch residents are upset and angry the virus is back in their city after nearly a year of being free of it. Two positive cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the suburb of Bishopdale yesterday.

Trucking companies say a vaccine mandate at regional borders would be a problem because they are already struggling with a driver shortage and fragile supply chain.

The government is looking at… Audio

The government is looking at making vaccination a requirement to cross regional boundaries for all but some travel.

Two unvaccinated people in Christchurch have test positive for Covid-19 - one was… Audio

A lot of people in Auckland probably wish they were in London, Paris or New York right now, but according to one international travel guide, it's those who live in these other places who really ought… Audio

National says it's expecting the Government to slash the amount of time people spend in MIQ from 14 days to between seven and nine.

The Government will unveil changes to the hotly debated system… Audio

Thousands of New Zealanders stuck overseas are pinning their hopes on today's MIQ announcement - which could improve their chances of getting back into the country.

Shorter MIQ times and isolating at… Audio

RNZ has found the current MIQ booking lobby system is being gamed by a third party group.

It comes as ministers prepare to announce changes to the system on Thursday.

Kiwis stuck overseas are… Audio