Travel
Under-pressure Gisborne businesses urge immigration clarity
Many small business owners in Gisborne say they're having sleepless nights as they wait in limbo for answers from Immigration NZ over labour issues. Audio
Covid-19: Uncertainty remains over vessels' requests to dock
It is still unclear where a deep-sea fishing vessel with two Covid-19-infected crew members onboard will be allowed to dock.
Fate of Covid-19-infected vessel remains unclear
Ports of Auckland has received a request from a deep-sea fishing vessel with two Covid-19-infected crew members onboard.
The Spanish-flagged Viking Bay is in limbo off the coast of Taranaki, but the… Audio
Covid-19 in Sydney more serious, with 38 new cases
The weight of Sydney's Covid-19 crisis is starting to really hit home. New South Wales has detected 38 new local cases, 11 of which had been infectious in the community for some time.
The daily tally… Audio
American Airlines scraps plans to fly NZ routes from end of 2021
An aborted take off - American Arlines has abandoned plans to fly New Zealand routes from the end of this year.
The US' largest airline had earlier committed to flying Auckland to Los Angeles, as… Video, Audio
Covid-19: New South Wales exends lockdown by a week
New South Wales has extended its lockdown by a week as it continues to record more cases of Covid-19.
The pause on quarantine-free travel with NSW and Queensland has also been extended.
There are… Audio
Travel bubble pause with New South Wales and Queensland extended
A pause on quarantine-free travel with the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland has been extended.
Covid-19 Delta: Sydney regional lockdown extended a week
The lockdown in greater Sydney is being extended for a week, as the Covid-19 situation shows little sign of easing.
Twenty-seven new cases have been detected in New South Wales today - only 13 of… Video, Audio
Govt looking at changes to Covid-19 border limits for vaccinated travellers
The government says it is full stem ahead with the Covid-19 vaccination programme, with ministers confident everyone who wants a jab will get the chance to have one by December.
What does that mean… Video, Audio
Taranaki brush with Covid-19 fuels calls for faster vaccine rollout
New Zealand's latest Covid-19 scare has increased calls for a faster vaccine rollout.
Two infected fishermen are isolating off the coast of Taranaki after spending five hours travelling by minibus to… Audio
July expected to draw record number of travellers
Air New Zealand says this will be their busiest July on record, with bookings up 52 percent for the school holidays compared with last year.
Trans-Tasman travel stays closed to Queensland, NSW
The trans-Tasman bubble will reopen for Western Australia and Northern Territory from midnight Friday, but will stay closed for Queensland and New South Wales.
New Zealanders stuck in those states… Audio
Covid-19: Purpose-built isolation facilities needed - Fyfe
Government Covid-19 business adviser Rob Fyfe believes it is time to look at purpose-built isolation facilities.
He is amongst many, including fully vaccinated people, who cannot travel offshore as… Video, Audio
Trans-tasman bubble: Millions of Aussies able to visit again
Nearly nine million Australians are now able to travel to New Zealand quarantine-free again, with the partial lifting of the nationwide suspension on the travel bubble.
As of this morning, those in… Audio
Covid-19: EMA happy to see bubble partially reopen
The Australia-NZ bubble is set to partially reopen on Monday, with quarantine-free travel allowed from three states - Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania - and the ACT.
Brett O'Riley, the CEO of… Audio
Trans-Tasman travel bubble partially reopens
People in three Australian states and the ACT are now able to travel to New Zealand quarantine-free again, with the partial lifting of the nationwide suspension on the travel bubble.
Calling Home: Rebecca Kennedy in Macau
Rebecca Kennedy splits her time between Hong Kong and Macau, but over the past 12 months she's been more or less stuck in the latter location due to the restrictions imposed because of Covid-19. She's… Audio
Push for more domestic tourism spending: 'We want to continue to grow'
Tourism New Zealand predicts domestic visitor spending could increase by millions as it pitches for more Kiwis to travel in their own backyard.
2000 MIQ rooms empty daily as NZers struggle to secure spot
Almost 2000 managed isolation rooms sit empty each day, while New Zealanders trying to get home say they are struggling with an ongoing lack of vouchers.
Let vaccinated travellers isolate at home like air crew - Gorman
It is time to ditch the 'one-size-fits-all' managed isolation and quarantine for people who are fully vaccinated, Professor of Medicine Des Gorman says.
Several businesses have told Checkpoint they… Audio
