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[ad_1] Australia has reopened the door to Kiwi travelers after suspending outbound travel without quarantine on Monday. The six-day suspension to the travel bubble was made by Australian officials immediately after the Covid-19 case was confirmed in the Northland community. The pause in quarantine-free travel was initially just 72 hours, …

[ad_1] The Health Ministry will update the number of people with coronavirus in New Zealand on Sunday afternoon. The update will cover whether there are more community cases of Covid-19, after a Northland woman tested positive on January 23, and two cases in North Auckland tested positive on Thursday, after …

[ad_1] At least a dozen returnees left New Zealand immediately after completing the controlled isolation, raising questions about whether the MIQ system was being abused. This week, when investigations began into how three people linked to the Pullman Hotel’s managed isolation facilities became infected with Covid-19, Australian authorities reported that …

[ad_1] A cruise ship that was denied entry to New Zealand and left in limbo 300 miles out to sea because it had no New Zealand crew, has headed to another port. After New Zealand immigration officials denied border waivers to more than 60 hotel staff and hospitality aboard Le …

[ad_1] New Zealanders wishing to travel to Australia will have to wait until the last minute to find out whether quarantine-free flights will resume after Sunday afternoon. A 72-hour hiatus to the one-way travel bubble will expire at 4pm Sunday (New Zealand time). Australia’s Acting Medical Director Michael Kidd announced …

[ad_1] Don Scott / Stuff Sir Bob Parker was the public face of the response to the Christchurch earthquake. Former Christchurch Mayor Sir Bob Parker is in long-term care after a life-threatening stroke left him with limited movement and confined to a wheelchair. Parker, a national television figure before becoming …

[ad_1] A man whose company has invested more than $ 1 million booking two cruises in Le Laperouse for clients that house 200 people has criticized the government’s decision not to let the ship in. The luxury expedition cruise ship has been “floating” out of New Zealand waters and is …

[ad_1] On the same day that the Wiggles received a managed isolation space (MIQ), Yvonne Ponting was told there was no emergency location for her dying brother to return home to see their family. Trev Ponting, 46, was diagnosed with brain tumors in late 2019 and received treatment in Japan, …

[ad_1] Trip January 29, 2021 01:29 am4 minutes to read A luxury expedition cruise ship “floating” out of New Zealand waters has stopped at the border because most of the crew were denied visas. According to tour operators, Le Lapérouse’s crew received prior approval from the Ministry of Health to …

[ad_1] Strict new rules for exercise and smoking have been introduced in Auckland’s managed isolation facilities at the center of the latest community outbreak of Covid. A Kiwi returning to the five-star Pullman hotel says new measures have been introduced at night that allow returnees to leave their rooms for …