The first stage of one-way quarantine-free travel with Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will commence in October, initially for RSE workers from those countries, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced today. “We want to provide certainty to the horticulture industry that we are moving forward with safe quarantine-free travel for RSE […]

As a result of the Delta outbreak, driver licences, Warrants of Fitness (WoFs), Certificates of Fitness (CoFs), vehicle licences (‘regos’) and licence endorsements that expired on or after 21 July 2021 will be valid until 30 November 2021, Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced today. “While this extension won’t officially be in force until next […]

Tickets for this year’s The Kapiti Food Fair will soon be available. The Fair will be held at the Mazengarb Reserve on Saturday, December the 4th. With over 250 vendors on-site and live performances, the Fair is a major annual event for Kapiti. The Kapiti Food Fair was established in 2008 as a community event […]

Air New Zealand has shared its updated schedule for domestic flights over the next week, as the country outside Auckland moves to alert level 3. The airline has also confirmed it is extending its Covid-19 flexibility policy for domestic travel until the end of October. This means the fee for changing bookings will be waived, […]

Singapore on Saturday (Aug 28) announced tighter COVID-19 border measures for travellers from New Zealand due to the increase in the number of cases there. From 11.59pm on Monday, Singaporeans, permanent residents and long-term pass holders who have travel history to New Zealand in the past 21 days before departure to Singapore will have to […]

New Zealanders stuck in Australia will be able to return home next month when red flights resume from several cities in Australia. Travelers will have to book their 14-day stay in managed isolation, have a negative pre-departure test, and the normal rules around paying for their stay will apply. MIQ vouchers and flights will be […]

Some people trying desperately to return to New Zealand feel like they’ve been missed out in the government’s latest border annoucements. The government plans to ease open the borders from early next year, and travellers will face different requirements based on their risk level. But there’s still no wiggle room in the iron-clad boarders for […]

The Bay of Plenty’s Regional Land Transport Plan 2021 has been approved for public consultation regarding the spend of the $3 billion budget set aside for transport development projects over the next 10 years. A sub-committee has been formed to oversee public consultation, expected to begin on March 5, and public hearings scheduled to take […]

This weekend will be all about That Weekend in South Waikato. In what will be the first of its kind in New Zealand, some of the country’s top artists will perform during a two day camping music festival surrounded by natural hot spring spas, 9-hole golf, tennis courts, restaurant, pub, and native forest at the […]

Passengers from the Cook Islands can resume quarantine-free travel into New Zealand from January 21, enabling access to essential services such as health, according to an official announcement on Friday. “Following confirmation of the Cook Islands’ COVID free status and the implementation of strict health and border protocols we are now in the position to […]