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 again been brought forward - vaccinated Australians are now welcome from April 13.
Vaccinated travellers from other visa-waiver countries - such as the United Kingdom and United States - can begin arriving from May 2.
Here's our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.
