Tag: Air travel

RNZ News For the first time in more than two years, New Zealand's border will reopen to international visitors at midnight tonight. On 19 March 2020,...

By Luke Nacei in Suva Opposition whip Lynda Tabuya says Fiji should have taken its cue from Australia and delayed the opening of its borders...

ANALYSIS: By Anthony Zwi, UNSW There is global concern and widespread alarm at the discovery of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529, which the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby As the delta variant of covid-19 spreads to more than 96 countries, Papua New Guinea has put in tighter...

ANALYSIS: By Dave Parry, Auckland University of Technology Although international travel restrictions for Australia have been extended to at least June, there may still be...

By RNZ News The new covid-19 variant found in the UK is set to become more prevalent across the world due to its more transmissible...

By Barbara Dreaver, 1 NEWS Pacific Correspondent The Cook Islands government's inaccurate and startling announcement yesterday about a tourism bubble opening with New Zealand as...

By Ben Bilua in Suva Experts have challenged the value of immediate implementation of tourism or travel "bubbles", saying that it is too early to...

By RNZ Pacific Fiji has put its hand up to join New Zealand and Australia's travel bubble amid the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, New Zealand...

By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced late today wide-ranging travel restrictions which mean as of midnight tomorrow anyone coming into New Zealand will...

By Sri Krishnamurthi Former Director of Public Health Dr Colin Tukuitonga says it is incumbent on New Zealand to screen passengers travelling to and from...

By RNZ Pacific An Air Niugini plane which landed in a Micronesian lagoon apparently overshot the runway on landing. The Boeing 737-800 was scheduled to stop...

By Dan McGarry in Port Vila A group of 16 New Zealand-based travel agents, tourism industry representatives and media professionals were welcomed "back" to Vanuatu...