Border to open to hundreds of overseas teachers - Hipkins
Move helps schools struggling to recruit for some locations or subjects, minister says.
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Govt considering buying 'one or two' existing MIQ hotels
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins let drop the plans this morning.
2000 MIQ rooms empty a day, but Kiwis struggle to book a place
Kiwis trying to get home say they are struggling with an ongoing lack of vouchers.
Photographer of the year: Tiny detail captures judge's eye
The image required the eyes of an eagle and the reactions of a cheetah.
Phuket Sandbox: Thailand's ambitious quarantine resort opens
Just under 250 tourists will be the first to experience the Sandbox's new freedoms.
Editorial: Bubble pause blunt response, reopening will mean change
EDITORIAL: New system to help us re-engage with world needed when NZers are vaccinated.
America farewells first cruise departure since pandemic pause
After several false starts, cruise passengers again are sailing from Florida.
'Very scary': Cooks travel bubble wobbles in wild weather, Covid scare
Minister apologises to passengers 'off-loaded in error', more disruption inevitable.
Level 2 extended in Wellington; Hipkins foreshadows pre-departure testing
A vaccinated health worker who tested weak positive for Covid has since tested negative.
'New normal': Country's radical plan to 'live with Covid'
"We can't eradicate it, but we can turn [Covid] into something much less threatening."
Gold Coast goes all year round with added Air NZ flights
It is hoped year round links will round out the tourist shoulder seasons.
Obscure, central Asian city topples Hong Kong as world's most expensive
This opulent white city has topped the table of world's most expensive cities.
Highline brothers set record over Yosemite valley
Daredevil brothers took almost 40 minutes to cross the chasm.
Flying Kremlin: Inside Putin's presidential Ilyushin jet
Geneva was given a glimpse of the Russian President's private plane ahead of the summit.
Lawsuit after tourist decapitated at Utah attraction
"I really wanted to show her Arches," says bereaved husband.
Kiwi actor Ravikanth Gurunathan reflects on a life in travel
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Creatures great and small: World Photography Award Winners
The Sony World Photography Awards is the world's most prestigious open competition.
Tourists say rules still Double Dutch as EU opens borders
Travellers, airlines and railways are all trying to make sense of where rules meet.
Spend a year in Airbnbs anywhere in the world, for free
The travel website wants to pay for your "year of living nomadically".
Air Chathams restarts direct link to idyllic Pacific Island
"We're an international airline again!"
South Auckland to the world: Vivian Arthur Aue's travel memories
The AUĒ artistic director's life in travel.
UK Navy auctions White Cliffs of Dover for £1
This "icon of Britain" is up for sale, at less than the cost of a postage stamp.
Hot in the city: 48 hours in Cairns
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Proposed New Caledonian bubble could be in place by Christmas
The French overseas territory hopes to extend bonhomie with Aus/NZ travel arangement.
Covid: Victoria to build $200m MIQ facility for high-risk arrivals
The facility will be built and operational "as soon as possible", state premier says.
Covid-19: One new case in MIQ, none in the community
The new border case arrived from the Philippines via Singapore on June 2.
Bali to open borders in weeks, few will be able to travel
Indonesia has announced it will welcome international tourists back but few will be able.
Would you swim in this floating London pool?
The developer says it is the "world's first floating pool".
Rarotonga room check: An inside look at Raro's eco glamping retreat
Have a getaway in the Cook Islands that doesn't compromise the local environment.
Rubbish idea: floating landfill to luxury island resort
Ambitious in design and concept, the "floating landfill" will attract tourists and waste.
Can the travel bubble stop the Cook Islands from shrinking?
The Cook Islands have convinced visitors to return. Can they stop residents from leaving?
Israel to Italy: Memories from Brokenwood Mysteries creator
Kiwi actor, writer and producer Tim Balme on his favourite holidays around the world.
Iran charges backpacker with 'espionage' over drone photos
The French national was arrested taking photographs near the Iranian border.
Stowaway bat causes Air India flight to return to New Delhi
Passengers on an Air India flight were startled by a vampiric stowaway.