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New Zealand remains closed to most international travel until April

New Zealand will remain closed to most international travelers for an additional five months, according to the country’s COVID-19 response minister. Fully vaccinated international travelers will be allowed to enter New Zealand beginning on April 30, 2022, Chris Hipkins announced on Tuesday. Fully vaccinated New Zealand citizens and residence visa holders in Australia will be able to travel to New Zealand beginning on January 16, and fully vaccinated New Zealanders and residence visa holders from most other countries will be allowed to enter beginning on February 13. New Zealand has remained almost hermetically sealed since the start of the pandemic, but still suffered an outbreak of the Delta variant earlier this year.