Travel to New Zealand

New Zealand’s borders are currently closed to almost all travellers to help keep New Zealand safe. Arrivals are required to complete managed isolation for 7 days followed by self-isolation in the community until a negative day 9 test result is received.

• Very high risk countries
• Before travelling
• Pre-departure testing
• COVID-19 vaccinations
• Auckland Airport changes

Travellers are legally required to have a voucher confirming their place in managed isolation before boarding their flight. There are only a small number of exceptions to this requirement (e.g. diplomats).

• The managed isolation booking system
• How to get your voucher
• Emergency allocation requests
• Time sensitive travel allocation requests
• Children and young people travelling on their own into MIQ
• Group allocations

Advice for when you arrive in New Zealand, including what will happen if you arrive by air or sea.

What you should, and shouldn’t, bring when you come to New Zealand.

Find out more about New Zealand’s quarantine-free travel arrangements with Australia and the Pacific.

• Australia
• Cook Islands
• Niue
• Samoa
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Vanuatu
• RSE workers from Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga

Self-isolation is part of the Government’s 'Reconnecting New Zealanders' plan for re-opening borders and allowing more people to visit and return home to New Zealand without the requirement to enter into MIQ. The Self-Isolation Pilot will test some of the systems and processes that would be needed to roll out self-isolation more widely.

• Eligibility criteria and self-isolation requirements
• Guidance for employers