BREAKING: New Zealand has announced a phased reopening of its borders. Citizens can enter quarantine-free from February; Australian tourists from July. newzealand travel
Auckland, New Zealand.Then no-later than July the country is expected to open up to non-citizens from visa-waiver countries – like Australia, the USA, and UK.
From October New Zealand would open up to the rest of the world and normal visa processing would resume.“We have no intention of changing those dates,” Ardern said.At first arrivals will need to self-isolate for 10 days, but once New Zealand moves to “phase two” of the Omicron outbreak that period will drop to seven days, meaning returning Kiwis will be treated the same way close contacts within New Zealand now.
She defended the use of hotel quarantine system - also known as Managed Isolation and Quarantine, which has restricted entry to New Zealand for almost two years, saying it had been heartbreaking but had saved lives. “MIQ meant not everyone could come home when they wanted to. But it also meant that COVID could not come in when it wanted to, either.”“We will be as boosted as possible at the end of February, the phasing reduces the risk of a surge in cases, and travellers will be testing and isolating, with MIQ remaining for the unvaccinated. This means we will know quickly if a traveller has the virus including any new variants,” Ardern said.
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