Travel
Wellington Covid-19 case: Not confirmed yet if Delta variant - Hipkins
The Wellington region goes into Covid-19 alert level 2 restrictions from 6pm on Wednesday.
Among those rules are: social distancing, no gatherings over 100, strict rules for hospitality venues and… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Person who tested positive went to NZ
The New South Wales health authority has advised that at least one person who later tested positive for Covid-19 travelled to Wellington from Sydney last weekend.
Passengers on two flights between… Audio
Covid-19: Wellington Mayor waiting to hear locations of interest
Wellington is on high-alert after a traveller from Sydney, who visited the captial at the weekend, tested positive for Covid-19 on their return to Australia.
Late last night, New South Wales Health… Audio
'Everything's on the table': Bloomfield not ruling out lockdown after Wellington Covid-19 scare
Ashley Bloomfield says lockdown is an option in Wellington after a person who travelled there from Australia tested positive for Covid-19.
The traveller from Sydney, visited Wellington last weekend… Audio
Covid-19: Judith Collins on case travelling from Sydney
A positive case of Covid-19 travelled to Wellington from Sydney last weekend.
Any passengers on two flights between Sydney and Wellington are being asked to isolate immediately and call healthline… Audio
Covid-19: Travel bubble paused with NSW
Quarantine-free travel from New South Wales to New Zealand was paused at midnight last night and will be in place for at least 72 hours.
That followed the announcement of 10 new cases on Tuesday… Audio
Covid-19: Michael Baker on Sydney travelling case
An Australian traveller from Sydney, who visited Wellington from Saturday 19 June until Monday 21 June, has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia.
Late on Tuesday night, New… Audio
Covid-19: Person who tested positive visited Wellington
At least one person who later tested positive for Covid-19 travelled to Wellington from Sydney last weekend.
Late last night New South Wales Health issued an alert identifying passengers on two… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 23 June 2021
A visitor from Australia who has tested positive for Covid in Sydney spent the past weekend in Wellington The Government pauses all travel to New South Wales Dry weather and a natural gas shortage has… Audio
Wellingtonians asked to test, isolate, 72 hour ban on flights
We begin this morning in Australia where the growing Sydney Covid-19 cluster has closed the Quarantine Free bubble with New Zealand for the next 3 days and is heaping pressure on the federal… Audio
NZ pauses quarantine-free travel from New South Wales
A pause has been placed on the travel bubble between New Zealand and New South Wales.
How to Write a travel guide or visitor information
For today's how to write session, we speak to Simon Noble, who's spent many years writing visitor information for signs, maps texts, brochures posters and even a handbook for a heritage pathway. Audio
Tourism operators hopeful Aussies will cross the ditch for winter break
Some tourism operators say the travel bubble with Australia hasn't given them the boost they expected, but they remain hopeful visitor numbers will grow.
She'll Be Right
A young backpacker decides a pandemic isn’t enough of a reason to put off her dream OE. Audio
Calling Home: Jessie Williamson in Lerwick, Shetland
Aucklander Jessie Williamson only ever intended to stay in Shetland for six months. However, fate intervened when she was introduced to her husband-to-be, Davie, soon after her arrival. She's Calling… Audio
Air NZ full-year loss about $450m, hopes for international flights
Air New Zealand is expecting to continue losing money over the next year or so until international travel starts coming back.
The national carrier is forecasting its full year loss to be about $450… Audio
Air New Zealand expects to report a full-year loss of under $450m
In an update to the market, the national carrier says it hasn't drawn down any further on its loan from the government.
Cook Islands travel bubble one month on
It's been one-month since the travel bubble between the Cook Islands and New Zealand opened.
Quarantine-free travel began on 18 May with a fully-booked flight from Auckland Airport to Rarotonga.
… Audio
Cook Islands businesses see uptick, but labour shortages remain
Many Cook Islands businesses are experiencing a boom since the travel bubble with New Zealand began, but major labour shortages present a challenge to reopening.
Ardern signals travellers to NZ will likely need Covid-19 vaccination
No vaccine, no visit. The Prime Minister has given the strongest indication yet that unvaccinated travellers may not be able to enter Aotearoa.
At a press conference with Dr Ashley Bloomfield… Video, Audio
