Quarantine free travel between Australia and New Zealand commenced at 21:59 AEST on 18 April 2021. All travellers who have been in either Australia or New Zealand for 14 days can travel by air between Australia and New Zealand quarantine free, without the need to apply for a travel exemption.

This includes travellers who have spent all 14 days in either safe travel zone country, or people who have travelled between the two countries and are returning within the 14 day period.

All people residing in Australia or New Zealand (including foreign nationals) can use quarantine free travel, as long as they meet the health, immigration and other standard border clearance requirements in each country.

All travellers should check the arrangements in their place of arrival and their place of final destination as quarantine requirements may apply in certain circumstances.

You do not need to be an Australian citizen or permanent resident to travel to New Zealand from Australia quarantine free if you meet the above criteria. However you must meet the New Zealand Government’s health pre-conditions and all standard immigration, customs and biosecurity entry requirements apply.

Things to do in New Zealand

In anticipation of the now-in-full-flight trans-Tasman bubble, We’ve been exploring Kiwi country devising a mini-hitlist of Aotearoa experiences for you, our southern hemisphere cousins. 

Be wowed by brilliant food

Pacific and Asian flavours underpin a playful menu served in a cosmopolitan dining room infused with a relaxed Kiwi ambience.

Discover what makes the All Blacks so damn good

Immersive and interactive guided tours  at Auckland’s new All Blacks Experience showcase New Zealand’s sporting icons, including the chance to face up to the spine-tingling challenge of the haka.

Visit New Zealand’s most flavour-packed laneway

Single-origin organic bars from the Wellington Chocolate Factory are a fine reason to explore Hannah’s Laneway, but also on offer are craft beer, wood-fired pizza, small-batch peanut butter, and brilliant artisan baking. 

Take a food safari in a re-emerging city

Christchurch’s Māori history, the city’s vibrant post-earthquake renaissance. Sign up for an evening Kai (Māori for food) Safari. Definitely skip lunch to make the most of the multi-course dining experience. 

Combine craft brews with views

Explore Southern Lakes’ burgeoning craft-beer scene with Lewis Benseman from Queenstown Beer Tours. Three venues are usually visited, ranging from Altitude Brewing at its laid-back lakeside location to beer and food matching with Cargo Brewery in one of Queenstown’s oldest pubs. 

Go from zero to 100 km/h in under three seconds

Bungy jumping and mountain luging cemented Queenstown’s reputation as New Zealand’s adventure sports capital, but taking it up another notch is the visceral zero to 100 km/h rush of Oxbow Adventures’ new jet sprint boats. Equally exciting is Oxbow’s gravity-defying 4WD experience.