27th May 2025 Borders / CustomsThe New Zealand Customs Service has opened eGates up to people from another 11 countries and territories.
20th March 2025 Borders / Recovery / TIAThe former TIA boss says the closure five years ago today was an unprecedented crisis but operators have proven resilient.
20th March 2025 Borders / Recovery / SudimaHind Management and Sudima Hotels chief operating officer Les Morgan says five years’ on from New Zealand’s Covid-19 border closures, having to make employees redundant still haunts him.
20th March 2025 Borders / QLDC / RecoveryJim Boult says New Zealand needs to be better prepared the next time a pandemic arrives, including diversifying tourist towns to less reliant on the industry.
23rd September 2024 Borders / CustomsePassport holders from all 27 European Union member states will be able to use New Zealand’s automated eGates on arrival and departure from today, 23 September 2024.
15th May 2024 Borders / DIAThe Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) expects to have over 90% of passports issued within two weeks of application – but not until the end of August.
2nd May 2024 AIAL / BordersPassengers travelling internationally from Auckland Airport are now able to keep laptops and liquids in their carry-on bags for security screening thanks to new technology, says Transport Minister Simeon Brown.
26th February 2024 Borders / CustomsUnions representing workers at the New Zealand Customs Service say the country’s border security will be put at risk by the government’s proposed cuts to frontline services.
20th November 2023 Biosecurity / BordersBiosecurity New Zealand has boosted its quarantine and border staff numbers, with 23 new officers and four detector dog handlers to manage the peak international visitor season.
27th July 2023 Borders / GovtTourism Industry Aotearoa says the government’s effort to explore a more seamless travel experience between New Zealand and Australia could lead to benefits for business and leisure travel.
26th July 2023 Biosecurity / BordersBiosecurity New Zealand says the number of border seizures it is making has climbed sharply in the aftermath of the pandemic and as events such as the FIFA Women’s World Cup attracts visitors.
30th May 2023 Arrivals / BordersThe government has decided to phase in its new digital travel declarations system across the country’s international airports, as opposed to implementing it all at once as originally planned.
