Latest News for: Tokelau travel

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Pacific Islands' woes worsen amid worries over climate

China Daily 02 Feb 2024
So they are also reducing the numbers allowed to travel ... " (People from) other countries like the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau can travel to New Zealand, and onto Australia under special constitutional arrangements." ... .
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Flying hurts the planet but it’s vital for island tourism. Is there a greener way?

The Observer 15 Dec 2023
For very short trips, for example travel from Rarotonga to Aitutaki (roughly 260km), or perhaps Samoa to Tokelau (about 550km), electric aircraft will become an option.
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Pacific news and sport briefs for May 26

RNZ 26 May 2023
Tokelau - covid-19. Tokelau remains in lockdown following the announcement of its first Covid-19 community cases ... General Manager National Aukusitino Vitale said more than 70 people travelled from Apia to Tokelau on the Lady Samoa on Sunday, May 14.
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To Offset China's Influence in S. Pacific, Invest in Maritime Safety

The Maritime Executive 05 Oct 2022
[By Anthony Bergin and Neil Baird} ... There have been many more involving smaller craft ... A few years ago the New Zealand government handed over a new ferry to Tokelau to allow for easier travel between the territory’s atolls and Samoa ... ....
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New Zealand expands Pacific quarantine-free travel

Xinhua 18 Feb 2022
Opening up to travelers from parts of the Pacific where COVID-19 risks are low is part of this plan. New Zealand currently has quarantine-free travel for travelers coming to New Zealand from the Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau and Vanuatu.
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New Zealand to open borders this month: everything you need to know

Dubai Standard 10 Feb 2022
Who can travel to New Zealand? ... A limited number of travellers from the Pacific Islands of Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga and Vanuatu can travel to New Zealand, but only if they meet certain requirements.
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When will Australia and New Zealand reopen their borders?

Metro UK 29 Jan 2022
But due to the pandemic, their borders have mostly remained closed to international travel since March 2020 ... No travel to Australia yet (Picture ... However, the country remains sadly closed to most UK travellers, even fully-vaccinated ones.
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These countries have reported zero Covid-19 cases, according to the WHO

Indian Express 23 Jan 2022
In this Oceanian country, all travel is prohibited, and borders are closed ... Tokelau ... This is the reason Tokelau has kept Covid cases at bay as even before the travel restrictions imposed due to the virus, it wasn’t a popular tourist destination.
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Omicron on collision course with summer: The holiday pandemic risks

NewstalkZB 17 Dec 2021
Samoa, Tokelau and Tonga were deemed logical contenders for the next travel bubble in May, a different official paper shows. Even some Asian countries were deemed safe enough to be considered, in a briefing on expanding quarantine-free travel (QTF).
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Tonga confirms first Covid-19 case after flight from Christchurch

NewstalkZB 29 Oct 2021
This comes a day after Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced that one-way travel with Tonga and other "low-risk Pacific countries" like Samoa, Vanuatu and Tokelau will resume on November 8.
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Tonga gets its first EVER Covid case: Traveller flying from New Zealand tests positive after ...

The Daily Mail 29 Oct 2021
Australia's tourism minister reveals a long-awaited travel... NZ will also allow travellers from low-risk countries - Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Tokelau - to bypass hotel quarantine altogether from November 8.
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Covid-19 wrap: Christchurch cases, MIQ changes and vaccine mandates for travel

RNZ 28 Oct 2021
... travel ... From 8 November, double vaccinated travellers from low-risk Pacific countries - Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Tokelau - will be able to skip MIQ ... Vaccination requirements for domestic travel.
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Jacinda Arden announces massive changes to New Zealand's quarantine rules as the 'hermit nation' moves ...

The Daily Mail 28 Oct 2021
NZ will also allow travellers from low-risk countries - Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Tokelau - to bypass hotel quarantine altogether from November 8 ... Australia's tourism minister reveals a long-awaited travel...
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Covid-19 briefing: Stays in MIQ to be halved under new system

RNZ 28 Oct 2021
Some of this will be taken up by community cases but some will go into the booking system for travellers from overseas. The second step will reopen the border to low-risk travellers from Samoa, Tonga and Tokelau without isolation.
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Live: MIQ 'anguish' - changes get short shrift; heat on Govt to tighten Auckland boundary

NewstalkZB 28 Oct 2021
Quarantine-free travel will also be available from November 8 for people flying in from Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga and Tokelau, as long as they have the right to reside permanently in New Zealand.
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