Coronavirus: New Zealand Reopens Borders To 60 Countries

New Zealand on Monday reopened its borders to visitors from around 60 countries for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash and Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi announced in a joint statement; "New Zealand is back on the world map for international tourism and business travelers."

"Today marks a milestone for visitors from our key northern hemisphere markets in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and others, who can now jump on a plane to come here.”

"All visitors can now travel here without isolation if they are vaccinated and do a pre-departure and arrival test for COVID-19."

With travelers from several countries including China and India still barred, Immigration Minister Faafoi said the government will keep reviewing New Zealand’s Reconnecting strategy to see if and when it might be possible to bring forward the final steps.