Travel
Covid-19: Travel bubble paused with NSW
Quarantine-free travel from New South Wales to New Zealand was paused at midnight last night and will be in place for at least 72 hours.
That followed the announcement of 10 new cases on Tuesday… Audio
Covid-19: Michael Baker on Sydney travelling case
An Australian traveller from Sydney, who visited Wellington from Saturday 19 June until Monday 21 June, has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia.
Late on Tuesday night, New… Audio
Covid-19: Person who tested positive visited Wellington
At least one person who later tested positive for Covid-19 travelled to Wellington from Sydney last weekend.
Late last night New South Wales Health issued an alert identifying passengers on two… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 23 June 2021
A visitor from Australia who has tested positive for Covid in Sydney spent the past weekend in Wellington The Government pauses all travel to New South Wales Dry weather and a natural gas shortage has… Audio
Wellingtonians asked to test, isolate, 72 hour ban on flights
We begin this morning in Australia where the growing Sydney Covid-19 cluster has closed the Quarantine Free bubble with New Zealand for the next 3 days and is heaping pressure on the federal… Audio
NZ pauses quarantine-free travel from New South Wales
A pause has been placed on the travel bubble between New Zealand and New South Wales.
How to Write a travel guide or visitor information
For today's how to write session, we speak to Simon Noble, who's spent many years writing visitor information for signs, maps texts, brochures posters and even a handbook for a heritage pathway. Audio
Tourism operators hopeful Aussies will cross the ditch for winter break
Some tourism operators say the travel bubble with Australia hasn't given them the boost they expected, but they remain hopeful visitor numbers will grow.
She'll Be Right
A young backpacker decides a pandemic isn’t enough of a reason to put off her dream OE. Audio
Calling Home: Jessie Williamson in Lerwick, Shetland
Aucklander Jessie Williamson only ever intended to stay in Shetland for six months. However, fate intervened when she was introduced to her husband-to-be, Davie, soon after her arrival. She's Calling… Audio
Air NZ full-year loss about $450m, hopes for international flights
Air New Zealand is expecting to continue losing money over the next year or so until international travel starts coming back.
The national carrier is forecasting its full year loss to be about $450… Audio
Air New Zealand expects to report a full-year loss of under $450m
In an update to the market, the national carrier says it hasn't drawn down any further on its loan from the government.
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.
