For the first time since restrictions were placed on travellers from mainland China way back in February 2020, New Zealand's borders are now fully open to the world. Yes since midnight both our air and maritime borders are open to countries that need a visa in order to travel to New Zealand. It's obviously a huge relief to our tourism operators and many other businesses which have been without a key income stream, such as the retailers who rely on cruise ships delivering thousands of tourists to these shores. Joining Nathan Rarere is Air New Zealand's chief customer and sales officer Leanne Geraghty.