Fiji Prepares To Welcome New Zealand Tourists Next Month
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, the acting prime minister of Fiji, said Fiji and New Zealand are looking forward to normalizing all travel between the two countries. On the 182nd anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, Sayed-Khaiyum sent a congratulatory message to New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. As Acting Prime Minister, Sayed-Khaiyum thanked New […]
Cook Islands Travel Is Quarantine-free Despite Outbreaks Of Omicron
Despite the outbreak of Covid-19 Omicron in New Zealand, the quarantine-free travel bubble with the Cook Islands remains open. Yesterday, the Cook Islands cabinet met after receiving notification that two visitors from Aotearoa visited Covid-19 locations of interest before they left. In addition to keeping the bubble open, the government says it will introduce a […]
Christmas Without Curbs In A Omicron-Free New Zealand
The people of New Zealand celebrated Christmas in the warmth of midsummer with few restrictions on Saturday, in one of the few countries in the world largely untouched by the Omicron variant of Covid-19. New Zealand has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world with 95 percent of adults having at least one […]
The New Zealand Border Will Reopen To Vaccinated Travelers In 2022
New Zealand will gradually lift border restrictions that have been in place since March 2020, so most international travelers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to travel next year. On Wednesday, November 24, Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins explained that fully-vaccinated citizens, residents and tourists will be allowed into the country […]