Wellington Airport in for busiest day since Covid, with nearly 20,000 seats booked
There are nearly 20,000 seats booked to and from the capital on Friday December 18.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromInternational Travel
Perfect places: Where Lorde went in Antarctica
The Kiwi pop-star on the "most rock and roll moment" of her life.
US shocked to hear Aussie, Kiwi travellers shut out at Xmas
Australia's handling of the Covid19 has been mostly a success, but some feel let down.
Fussy two-year-old lands US family with airline ban
The young family turned to social media to share their "disgust and humiliation".
Editorial: Pandemic patience required for a while longer
EDITORIAL: Not being able to travel overseas has been hard, but our patience has paid off.
Tourism NZ boss: Where visitor recovery could go wrong
New Zealand will face intense competition for tourists post-Covid.
Covid-19 update: Three new cases, more info on Air NZ crew member
Ministry of Health announces today's Covid-19 figures.
Home for Christmas: First Tokelauans repatriated since Covid outbreak
The Tokelauans have had more than a month of quarantine in New Zealand and Samoa.
Analysis: We're not ready for a transtasman travel bubble. Here's why
THE CONVERSATION: Contact tracing is critical to safe travel. NZ and Oz aren't there yet.
'Now let's get the transtasman bubble': Kiwi airline exec's call to Ardern
"Australia represents a similar low risk to the Cook Islands," the NZ airline head says.
Victoria records first coronavirus cases in 43 days
Quarantine resumed this week as the state started accepting international arrivals again.
Jack Tame: Let's get our A into G - make transtasman bubble our priority
"We are managing the risk. We have the capacity to build nuance into the system."
Cook Islands and NZ quarantine-free travel bubble from early next year
Fancy a trip to island paradise? The Cook Islands awaits - with no MIQ stay on return.
Live updates: Six new Covid-19 cases in managed isolation
The member of the Pakistan cricket team in managed isolation has been released today.
Two more 'near misses' at troubled Queensland theme park
Fresh investigations, weeks after an eight-year-old girl suffered horrific injuries.
Passenger Covid case halts Singapore's 'Cruise to nowhere'
The case was reported less than a week after the 'safe cruise' programme launched.
'Exploration and inspiration': Kiwi musician Miles Calder's life in travel
'Travel often comes with music listening and songwriting for me on planes and trains.'
Monomania: New 'Magical' monolith appears on English beach
The Isle of Wight is the latest place to receive its very own "mystery monolith"
Cellphone data shows how Covid came home for Thanksgiving
Cellphone data used to map migrations of pandemic holiday travellers.
Stonehenge shut by protesters' 'mass trespass' event
Protesters staging a "mass trespass" event shut the Unesco heritage site.
Editorial: The galaxy-sized gap between what we can and do achieve
EDITORIAL: For every big achievement, there have been many uninspiring moments this year.
Live: No new Covid cases today
Three previously reported cases have recovered, taking total number of active cases to 56.
Big problem with Prince Harry's speech
The Duke of Sussex gave an impassioned speech, but a huge hypocrisy has been pointed out.
Nine new Covid-19 cases in managed isolation
There are no fresh cases among the Pakistani cricket team in MIQ in Christchurch.
Two Aucklanders test positive for Covid-19 in Fiji
It is likely the women contracted the virus on their flight from New Zealand.
Family told they were Covid positive, boarded plane anyway
They were instructed not to travel and to isolate from other passengers.
Covid-19 update: No new cases - but Pakistan cricket team still in training limbo
With a match 14 days away and no training, will the Pakistan cricketers get good news?
$2000 act of kindness leaves sour taste for restaurant staff
Intended as a 'random acts of kindness' the fallout was anything but kind.
Third of Unesco World Heritage Sites 'critical'
Climate change has now eclipsed "invasive alien species" as the most potent threat.
Warning NZ tourism industry may never recover
Fears NZ's Covid response will be less important to visitors as global vaccines roll out.
'Full clearance': PM grants Santa Christmas border exemption
Sleigh bells ring ... Santa has been cleared to enter Aotearoa without quarantine.
Quarantined chef cooks up controversy using hotel iron
'This looks better than many dishes I've had in hotels,' said chef Gordon Ramsey.
Hair rage: Passenger's chewing gum revenge caught on video
Working out which passenger is in the wrong is splitting hairs.
Missing wood: German police probe phallic statue mystery
No suspects have been found following the disappearance of the beloved local landmark.