Travel
Pre-departure Covid tests required in Australia to come to NZ
Almost half of Australia will wake up in lockdown this morning- the other half will be able to travel to New Zealand from Monday after the Government announced it would lift the travel pause with… Audio
Covid-19: Trapped Kiwis share how trans-Tasman bubble pause affected them
Relatives unable to mourn the deaths of family members and parents split from children are just two examples of the heartache brought on by the pause of the Trans-Tasman bubble.
With rising case… Audio
Bubble pause taking toll for Kiwi trapped in Aus
A Wellington woman stuck in Australia says the uncertainty of the whole situation is taking a toll. Shelley Venning, flew to New South Wales to visit her dying father and was due to return last… Audio
'It's horrific' - Queenstown misses out on Australian school break
One hotelier's bookings for 1 July have gone from being fully booked a week ago, to being under 30 percent booked today.
Two NZers on board for surfing debut at Olympics
Two Kiwis are riding the Olympic wave, as surfing makes its debut at the Games. It's hoped Ella Williams and Billy Stairmand's appearance at the Tokyo games will inspire even more Kiwis to get on… Audio
Calls to ramp up vaccinations on both sides of Tasman
A call for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to ramp up on both sides of the ditch if the trans-Tasman bubble is to stay afloat.
All quarantine free travel from Australia is on pause until at least… Video, Audio
Australia may be on verge of national Covid-19 outbreak
Australia could be on the verge of a national outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta variant. Four states and territories have reported new cases and have imposed lockdowns or tighter restrictions.
… Audio
Wellington Covid-19 testing centres ready for surge of more tests
Covid-19 testing numbers have dropped from the heights recorded last week, but centres and GPs in Wellington are gearing up for another surge.
People who were at the same place as the Sydney… Video, Audio
School holiday lifeblood cut off with AUS-NZ travel bubble pause
The start of the Australian school holidays was meant to be a lifeline for Queenstown's beleaguered businesses, instead that lifeblood has been cut off.
The government has closed the trans-Tasman… Video, Audio
Air NZ's Australia daily flights drop from 30 to 10 - Greg Foran
Scanning QR codes could be made compulsory at high risk venues like bars and restaurants.
Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet is also considering whether to mandate more wide spread use of masks or face… Video, Audio
The Cook Islands travel bubble and the Wellington covid scare
We head to the Cook Islands where people are anxiously waiting for news out of Wellington and what the city's Covid-19 scare could mean for the travel bubble with New Zealand. Joining us from… Audio
Vaccinating drivers should be a priority - NZ Taxi
The New Zealand Taxi Federation says vaccinating drivers should be a priority as concerns rise that the Covid 19 Delta variant could spread here It's unknown how the Australian tourist travelled… Audio
Calling Home: Steve Marshall in Chapel Hill
North Shore native Steve Marshall lives with his wife and children in the US student town of Chapel Hill, where he works at the University of North Carolina. The campus draws people from all over the… Audio
Quarantine free travel with Australia paused for three days
Quarantine free travel from all Australian states and territories will be paused from 10.30pm tonight until 11.59pmn on Tuesday.
Ski operators hit by 'mass cancellations' following NSW Covid restrictions
Some Queenstown Lakes ski fields have been flooded with cancellations as quarantine-free travel remains off the cards during most of New South Wales school holidays.
Young Cook Islanders set out on voyage on traditional vaka
A group of young Cook Islanders set off this week on a voyage they hope will revive a generations-old tradition that's become endangered.
They're visiting all 15 of the country's islands on a… Audio
NSW govt says lockdown unnecessary as Covid-19 cases rise
The New South Wales government is insisting a lockdown isn't necessary, depite 11 new Covid-19 cases being announced today. All but one of those are linked, bringing the total number of community… Video, Audio
Govt complacent and bubble settings need to change - Expert
A health expert says the government has become complacent and didn't act fast enough to suspend travel with Covid-19-hit New South Wales. Audio
Covid-19 in Sydney: Birthday party cluster grows
Thirteen new local Covid-19 cases have been found in Sydney since last night, eight of whom attended the same birthday party.
Restrictions are ramping up again, and the New South Wales health… Audio
Wellington Covid-19 scare: Thousands isolating, getting tested
Thousands of people in Wellington have been told to isolate and get tested, some for as long as two weeks, depending on where they were.
The central city community testing centre was inundated with… Video, Audio
