Automated Air NZ message confirms closure of transtasman bubble
Is NZ's border already closed to Aussie? Air NZ message says it is. Video / NZ Herald
Is NZ's border already closed to Aussie? Air NZ message says it is. Video / NZ Herald
Quarantined Samoan workers sing from Hobart hotel balconies. Video / Hemal Dangar, Tiktok
Traveling on 24m catamaran the Fiordland Jewel through Fiordland National Park takes passengers to some of the most remote parts of New Zealand - Doubtful, Dusky and Breaksea Sounds. Video / Supplied
Motu Beachfront Art Villas, Ariki Adventures sea turtle safari, and the Mooring Fish Cafe, Rarotonga. Video / GoPro Hero 9
The Manawatū-Whanganui area offers hidden gems for tourists.
Bennet & Slater captured their adventure around lake Taupō riding the Great Lake Pathway and making their way to the Aratiatia Dam. Video / Supplied
Air NZ Chief Customer and Sales Officer Leanne Geraghty explains how the airline is transitioning from the 'survive' to the 'revive' phase of its strategy. Video / Sylvie Whinray / Supplied
Air NZ passenger removed from Auckland to Napier flight after refusing to wear a mask. Video / Supplied
TikTok Adam Scott shows off a terrifying Australian tourist attraction. Video / Adam Scott
Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said stronger public measures - like level 2.5 - might have to be new norm once the borders open. Video / Mark Mitchell
Aerial view of Cromwell foreshore and silt buildup in Lake Dunstan. Video / Supplied
Ozpaddle guides offer dawn-breaker kayak adventures in Sydney's harbour, a chance to see the city before it wakes up.
Australia, stop dreaming about New Zealand and go. Video / Tourism NZ
The Government is creating a new category of "very high risk country" to reduce the number of infected people coming into New Zealand.
Waiata for NZ197 Mark Mayerholfer, Air NZ senior enablement manager, with Maori Modern Quartet and Carrie Hurihanganui, Air NZ COO
19 April 2021. There were emotional scenes at airports across the country earlier this year as the transtasman bubble reunited families and loved ones from across the ditch. Video / Mark Mitchell / Tom Dyton
Queenstown’s tourism industry was one of the hardest hit when Covid-19 closed our borders but the travel bubble with Australia, which saw its first quarantine free travellers today means things are looking up. Video / James Allan / Queenstown Airport
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described today's travel bubble opening as an "important milestone" in New Zealand's economic recovery. Ardern thanked everyone who has come to New Zealand from Australia - "welcome".
Jetstar's first flight arriving in Auckland as part of the transtasman travel bubble has been delayed after hold-ups by passengers filling in health forms. Video / Supplied
19-year-old Levi Teen had an emotional morning as he travelled to Australia to see his immediate family for the first time in a year. Video / Juliette Sivertsen
Kiwi travellers share their excitement as they prepare to board the first flights to Australia under the Trans-Tasman travel bubble. Audio / Sophie Trigger
PM Jacinda Ardern talks transtasman bubble with Mike Hosking. Video / Newstalk ZB