Summer travellers will need to be fully vaccinated or receive a negative Covid-19 test to fly domestically with Air New Zealand from mid-December.
The change will apply to passengers 12 years or older, and will initially be in place until the end of March.
The national carrier is expecting a busy summer with people eager to reconnect with whānau and friends.
Air New Zealand's chief executive Greg Foran spoke to Guyon Espiner.
