Princess Cruises has completed the official transfer of Golden Princess and Star Princess to P&O Cruises Australia.Previously announced in 2018, the two vessels will now debut as Pacific Adventure…
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South Australia opens border to New Zealand
Less than 24 hours after 12 New Zealand visitors arrived into South Australia, the state has announced they will open their borders to travellers from across the ditch effective immediately.Police Com…
Australia reopens borders to New Zealand travellers
A limited trans-Tasman travel bubble has opened, with the first flight from New Zealand touching down in Australia earlier.Passengers on the first commercial flight between the two countries in seven …
First New Zealand Tasman travel bubble passengers arrive in Sydney
Hundreds of New Zealanders have landed in Sydney, marking the first of the trans-Tasman flights to jet in from New Zealand.Passengers on board the Air Zealand flight touched down at midday, and will n…
Cost of flying to Australia: One way ticket top of Kiwis’ minds Tasman bubble
The possibility of quarantine-free flights to Australia has set rekindled travellers’ wanderlust, in spite of the one-way nature of the travel arrangement.Google searches for flights to the Nort…
Hotel review: Park Hyatt Auckland, a waterfront luxury hotel ready for America’s Cup 2020
Stephanie Holmes stays at the Park Hyatt Auckland, the newest luxury address in town, set to become the place to be this summer on a luxury city breakLocation: On Halsey St at Wynard Quarter. A waterf…
Cook Islands PM hopes for NZ travel bubble within weeks
The Cook Islands could remove quarantine restrictions for people travelling from New Zealand as soon as next week.Prime Minister Mark Brown said cabinet would meet on Saturday to discuss changing the …
Lonely Planet Ultimate Travel List adds new Kiwi destinations
2020 has been bad news for getting out and seeing the world, but has provided plenty of opportunity to compile travel bucket lists.And that’s exactly what the Lonely Planet has done with their U…
Rowi Kiwi hatchery welcomes New Zealand’s rarest bird in Franz Josef
They are New Zealand’s rarest breed of kiwi, and possibly the cutest.On the West Coast, at Franz Josef’s hatchery for the rare Rowi and Haast tokoeka kiwi – the spring season is an a…
Covid 19 coronavirus: Frustration as managed isolation booking system crashes
New Zealanders are struggling to book flights home for Christmas because of delays in getting a spot in managed isolation.A new booking system launched today was inundated by travellers wanting to sec…