New Zealand announced that fully vaccinated foreign passengers could come to the country from April 30, lifting the restrictions that have been in place since the Covid-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020.

Fully vaccinated tourists can travel to New Zealand without needing to take a quarantine from January 16, the Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins told in a news conference. Travellers will no longer need to stay in quarantine. Still, other safety measures such as self-isolation, a negative pre-departure test, proof of being fully vaccinated, and a Covid-19 test is required on arrival. The passengers will have to self-isolate for seven days on reaching the country.