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New Zealand on Thursday announced a phased reopening of its border that has been largely closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but travel bodies said self-isolation rules need to be removed to revive the struggling tourism sector.

New Zealand’s government will end its quarantine requirements for incoming travelers and reopen its borders

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The controversy surrounding New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis, who has now accepted a place in border quarantine after initially seeking refuge in Afghanistan when her first application was declined, has highlighted confusion and concern over New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) system.

Afghan women accuse the Taliban of using a pregnant, New Zealand journalist as a publicity tool to show the world they can offer women rights.

Diplomatic efforts to cool mounting tensions in Ukraine have come to nothing, and New Zealand's being told this is one we can't afford to sit back and watch. 

A decision to shorten the gap between the second vaccine dose and the booster shot will help shore up one of NZ's two front lines of defence against the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant.

While Irish all-rounder Eimear Richardson leads the way in equality for women cricketers in her home nation, she's also starring for the Northern Brave and helping Kiwi kids love her game.

MIQ as we know it was coming to an end before the Charlotte Bellis case, but the Government must follow through and open the borders.