The planned re-opening of the NZ borders has been pushed back

Fully vaccinated Kiwis and other eligible travellers now won't be able to travel to New Zealand from Australia or other countries without staying in MIQ until the end of February 2022

Change to MIQ - length of stay increased to 10 days for all travellers, with no self-isolation component.

All countries removed from Very High Risk country list, this means New Zealand citizens or New Zealand residents and eligible visa holders will be able to travel directly to New Zealand from Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Mozambique, or Malawi.

Pre-departure test requirement to enter NZ reduced from 72 hours to 48 hours before travel