It first allows fully jabbed New Zealanders in Australia to return, later expanding to other visitors.
"Opening back up in this managed way balances inflows of travellers so people can reunite and fill our workforce shortages, while also ensuring our healthcare system can manage an increase in cases," Ms Ardern said in a speech in Auckland on Thursday."We are well on our way to reaching that destination. But we are not quite there yet," she stressed.
It is thought that about 94% of the country's population over the age of 12 is fully vaccinated and 56% of eligible people have had their boosters.Why do new variants of Covid-19 keep appearing? BBC's health reporter Laura Foster [email protected] include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also get in touch in the following ways:
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