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New Zealand expands Pacific quarantine-free travel
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IANS | 18 Feb, 2022
One-way quarantine-free travel to New Zealand will be extended to
include Nauru, Tuvalu and American Samoa, a senior official said on
Friday.
From 11.59 p.m. on February 27, eligible
travellers from Nauru, Tuvalu and American Samoa will be able to enter
New Zealand without entering managed isolation and quarantine facilities
or self-isolation on arrival, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Trade Aupito William Sio said in a statement, adding that this is in
recognition that these countries have no Covid-19 community cases.
"Initially
travel will be open to people who have a right to reside in New Zealand
and those covered by border exceptions. There will be no pre-departure
test required, but non-New Zealand citizens must be vaccinated," Xinhua
news agency quoted the Minister as saying.
If travellers transit
another quarantine-free travel country (like Samoa or Vanuatu) they will
still enter New Zealand with no isolation or quarantine required.
If
travellers transit a non-quarantine-free travel country (like Australia
or Fiji), they will be subject to the same entry and testing
requirements as other travelers from that country, he said.
The
New Zealand government has announced its plan for the staged opening of
the borders, which will make it easier for many more people to reconnect
and travel to New Zealand from other parts of the world, Sio said.
Opening up to travellers from parts of the Pacific where Covid-19 risks are low is part of this plan.
New
Zealand currently has quarantine-free travel for travellers coming to
New Zealand from the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau and Vanuatu.
"Extending
this to Nauru, Tuvalu and American Samoa is an important step in
further reconnecting with our Pacific whanau (communities), bringing
significant social and economic benefits and reflecting the importance
of links across the region," he said.
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