Destinations
New Zealand reveals reopening plan with Australians shut out until April
by Ali Coulton
Our neighbours across the ditch appear to have scrapped the trans-Tasman bubble, announcing Australians won’t be able to enter the country until all foreign nationals can.
Aviation
Air New Zealand to transform Boeing 787 into vaccination clinic for special ‘Jabaseat’ flight
A handful of lucky Kiwis will get their COVID-19 jab in a business-class cabin on Saturday as part of a national push to boost the country’s vaccination numbers.
Destinations
Trans-Tasman travel pause to lift for some states next week
If all goes to plan, Aussies from some states will be allowed to cross the ditch soon, while the rest will remain in the naughty corner.
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New Zealand halts travel bubble with Victoria amid Melbourne’s COVID-19 outbreak
Trans-Tasman travel has suffered yet another setback, as Melbourne’s COVID cluster becomes a growing concern.
Destinations
New Zealand welcomes back travellers from NSW following 48-hour pause
After being left in limbo for two days, NSW travellers have been given the green light from New Zealand to grab their suitcase and head to the airport.
Destinations
New Zealand launches brilliant tourism campaign just as it pauses quarantine-free travel from NSW
by Huntley Mitchell
Tourism New Zealand has suffered some very unfortunate timing with the launch of its new tourism campaign directed at Aussies.
Destinations
Here’s how the two-way trans-Tasman travel bubble will work
Were you too busy poppin’ bottles following during Ardern’s press conference yesterday to take any notice of the finer details? Catch up on everything you missed right here.
Destinations
Australia extends halt on Kiwi travellers for another three days
Australian health authorities have decided New Zealanders aren’t quite ready to travel quarantine-free, as two more cases surface across the ditch.
Destinations
New Zealand sticking to two-way travel ‘bubble’ timeline despite Australia’s recent COVID-19 concerns
We’ve got a feeling NZ might just be 2021’s top overseas destination among Aussie travellers, and not just because it’ll likely be the first place they can go to … okay, maybe it is.