Pre-departure testing extended to all travellers to New Zealand
To protect New Zealand from COVID-19, pre-departure testing is now extended to all travellers except from Australia, Antarctica and most Pacific islands.
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To protect New Zealand from COVID-19, pre-departure testing is now extended to all travellers except from Australia, Antarctica and most Pacific islands.
Travellers from the Cook Islands can resume quarantine-free travel into New Zealand from 21 January, enabling access to essential services such as health.
An exception class for 1000 international tertiary students who began their study in New Zealand but were caught offshore when borders closed has been approved.
The Government is putting in place a suite of additional actions to protect New Zealand from COVID-19, including new emerging variants.
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Travellers from the United Kingdom and the United States bound for New Zealand will be required to show a negative test result for COVID-19 before departing.
An additional test for COVID-19 will be required for returnees from higher risk countries on their arrival in New Zealand from midnight 31 December 2020.
Read today’s update on COVID-19 cases from the Ministry of Health.
Read today’s update on COVID-19 cases from the Ministry of Health.
Read today’s update on COVID-19 cases from the Ministry of Health.
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