Travel
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.
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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
Generation Covid
It’s not a great time to be young right now. But has Covid crushed what was left of our dreams?
Yeah. Nah. Audio
Great Walk: Milford Track season books out in 15 minutes
It took just 15 minutes for the Department of Conservation's accommodation on the Milford Track to fill up for the entire six-month season this morning.
Tourism operators hope it's a sign there's… Audio
Calling Home: Sam Schoeller in Klosters, Switzerland
Sam Schoeller is based near Klosters in Switzerland. He initially arrived in Switzerland 40 years ago in what was meant to be a short excursion to learn more about the country his father came from… Audio
Covid-19 testing blitz in Queensland after Victoria couple's travel
There is a testing blitz going on in Queensland, after a couple who travelled there from Victoria were found to have Covid-19.
The pair drove from Victoria, through New South Wales and across the… Audio
Passengers talk of relief as Melbourne flight touches down
Auckland Airport was filled with relieved homecomers as the first quarantine-free flight arrived from Melbourne in over two weeks.
Calling Home: Sene Naoupu in Dublin
Wellington-born, Oamaru-raised Ireland rugby international Sene Naoupu is one of the most prolific and remarkable figures in the oval ball world. She's Calling Home from Dublin this morning. Audio
Tourism not as confident as Treasury on border reopening
The tourism industry doesn't share the same confidence as Treasury forecasts, when it comes to reopening the border.
Throughout the Budget, Treasury's assumptions were based on what they called a… Audio
Michael Baker: 'Staging the Olympics is a very bad idea'
Professor Michael Baker is back to look at a few different Covid-19 stories doing the rounds, including the prospect of an 'Olympic coronavirus' strain being created if the Games go ahead in Tokyo as… Audio
Veteran Māori broadcaster stunned by pilot's perfect announcements in te reo
A pilot's perfect use of te reo impressed a passenger so much that he asked to meet him and was blown away to discover the pilot wasn't Māori, but simply endeavouring to learn and use te reo as much… Audio
Calling Home: Megan Adams in Buenos Aires
Life in the four storey Residence of the Ambassador of Spain to Argentina - her husband Javier Sandomingo - is a world away from Megan Adams' upbringing in rural Southland. She's Calling Home this… Audio, Gallery
Rarotonga-NZ travel bubble - latest details from Day 1
Nick Truebridge joins Lisa Owen live from Rarotonga on day one of the NZ-Cook Islands travel bubble.
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Cook Islands-NZ travel: Hugs, tears, cheers at Rarotonga Airport
There were plenty of hugs, tears and cheers at Rarotonga international airport today as the Cook Islands bubble finally opened.
The first flight from Auckland left with almost 300 people on board to… Video, Audio
The travel world through Anthony Bourdain's eyes
Laurie Woolever met Anthony Bourdain in 2002, when she was hired to edit and test the recipes for his Les Halles Cookbook. In 2017 the pair discussed writing a travel guide. After his untimely death… Audio
Ardern speaks on reconnecting, but split families still in dark about future
New Zealand families separated by the Covid-19 pandemic are crying out to know when they might be able to reunite.
In a speech titled 'Reconnecting to the World', the Prime Minister offered no… Audio
A date for New Zealand's travel bubble with the Cook Islands
All going to plan, the travel bubble between New Zealand and the Cook Islands will begin in a fortnight on 17th May. Karyn speaks with Kathrine Reid from Tivaevae Collectables in Rarotonga about the… Audio
Border restrictions - Families kept apart
Travel restrictions between India and New Zealand have been loosened but thousands of Indian families are still separated. Katy Gosset hears how the situation has rocked one Christchurch household. Audio
Border restrictions - Families kept apart
Travel restrictions between India and New Zealand have been loosened but thousands of Indian families are still separated. Katy Gosset hears how the situation has rocked one Christchurch household.
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