New Zealand reopens border for tourism, economic recovery

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New Zealand reopens border for tourism, economic recovery

STORY: New Zealand reopens border for tourism, economic recovery DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of scenes of planes taking off and landing in Auckland Airport 2. Various of Air New Zealand preparing to welcome international passengers STORYLINE: The New Zealand government is bringing forward the date for opening the border to tourists in time for the Australian school holidays, in a move that will help accelerate the economic recovery from COVID-19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday. From 11:59 p.m. local time on April 12, Australians will be able to travel to New Zealand isolation-free, and then two and a half weeks later from 11:59 p.m. local time May 1, vaccinated travelers from visa-waiver countries such as Britain, the United States, Japan, Germany, South Korea and Singapore, and those with valid visitor visas, will be able to arrive, Ardern told a press conference. "Closing our border was one of the first actions w

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