Travel
Kiwi pensioners stuck in Australia may lose super payments
Pensioners struggling to get home from Australia are having their superannuation payments stopped and some may be forced to start paying them back.
'The government just doesn't get it' - Call for MIQ booking system reform
New Zealanders living overseas have launched a petition to reform the MIQ booking system, increase capacity, and consider alternatives for returnees who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Audio
Full lockdown needed in Sydney, or Covid-19 outbreak won't stop - expert
A 20-year-old Australian man has died of Covid-19 in Sydney as the state continues to record hundreds of Delta cases daily.
New South Wales is in lockdown until the end of the month as it tries to… Video, Audio
Seniors stranded in Australia risk losing superannuation
Pensioners struggling to get home from Australia are having their superannuation payments stopped and some may be forced to start paying them back.
RNZ has spoken to people who needed to travel… Audio
Ministry of Social Development to partially refund beneficiary stuck in Sydney
The Ministry of Social Development has relented and will partly refund a beneficiary who has been stuck in Sydney visiting her sister with cancer.
In June, Joanne Minimita flew to her sibling who is… Audio
Pressure mounts on govt to review MIQ booking processes
Pressure is mounting on the government to review its MIQ booking processes, to make it easier for those in exceptional circumstances to come home.
Those who have travelled for medical reasons want an… Audio
Covid-19: Tourists' return strains Rarotonga's Muri lagoon
The return of New Zealand tourists to the Cook Islands has residents in Rarotonga stewing over the impact it is having on the island's iconic Muri Lagoon.
A lagoon spokesperson claims 90 percent of… Audio
Calling Home: Tecwyn Evans in Kvidinge, Sweden
Auckland-born Tecwyn Evans lives in Kvidinge, which is a locality in Skåne County, Sweden, with his wife, Swedish Soprano Susanna Andersson, and their 19-month-old daughter Ayla. He's Calling Home… Audio, Gallery
NSW police boss calls in defence force to enforce lockdowns
The New South Wales Police Commissioner has called in the Australian Defence Force to help deal with the Covid-19 compliance operation in the state. Sydney authorities are tightening Covid-19… Audio
England to let some vaccinated travellers in without quarantine
England are set to allow fully-vaccinated visitors from the European Union and United States to arrive without needing to quarantine.
In what is seen as a huge boost to the country's economy - from… Audio
Skilled labour shortages hit Auckland infrastructure projects
International demand for skilled workers is adding to the pressures faced by two of the country's biggest infrastructure projects.
Greater Sydney faces further four weeks in Covid-19 lockdown
Greater Sydney will stay in lockdown for another four weeks.
The state has yet to get a grip on the growing number of delta variant cases - recording another 177 locally acquired cases today.
… Audio
All Blacks yet to be vaccinated, mandatory for tour - NZR CEO
Australia's rugby team the Wallabies will arrive in New Zealand on Friday on a charter flight.
The details of the test series and what is being played where are yet to be ironed out, but with the… Video, Audio
Wallabies' exemption a political decision, minister acknowledges
The acting Covid-19 Response Minister has conceded it was a political decision to let the Australian men's rugby team come to New Zealand despite the trans-Tasman bubble pause.
The Wallabies have… Video, Audio
NZers in Australia should be able to return within deadline
New Zealanders in Australia wanting to get home are being reassured they will be able to do so within the seven-day window and avoid managed isolation. Audio
Covid-19: Clock ticking to get Kiwis back across Tasman
The clock is ticking with just five days left for Kiwis to get on a quarantine-free flight back home from Australia.
Unless travelling from New South Wales - where the Covid-19 outbreak is at its… Audio
Prime Minister believes trapped Kiwis will get home before full bubble closure
The Government says the trans-Tasman bubble won't reopen until it's "comfortable" community transmission in Australia is contained.
Quarantine free travel is being paused for at least eight weeks as… Audio
Calling Home: Amanda Ellis in Honolulu
Amanda Ellis arrived in Hawai'i in 2016 and no other place outside of New Zealand has had a stronger impact on her own personal growth than Hawai'i. She's Calling Home this morning from Manoa Valley… Audio
Arrivals at Auckland Airport react to NZ-AUS border closure
If you're a New Zealander in Sydney without a flight home, you could be stranded there for some time.
It comes as New South Wales recorded a record 136 Covid-19 infections overnight with officials… Audio
Sydney flights booked out, Air NZ boss confirms
Air New Zealand is doing a lot of the heavy lifting as New Zealanders look to bail out of Australia within the seven-day exit window, and the race is already underway.
There are no flights out of… Video, Audio