Following the Victorian Government’s decision to extend their lockdown, New Zealand’s Quarantine Free Travel pause with Victoria will also be extended until Thursday 10 June at 11.59pm. 
We acknowledge this extension will cause further inconvenience to those who have already had their travel plans disrupted. The Government has announced plans for the carefully managed commencement of return ‘green flights’ from Melbourne to NZ, from Tuesday 8 June at 11:59pm.
Travel on such flights will be limited to New Zealand citizens and Australian citizens who normally reside in New Zealand, people with humanitarian exemptions and critical workers who are stranded in Victoria.
Anyone boarding these flights will need to have a negative pre-departure test taken less than 72 hours before departure. The Nau Mai Rā contact information & health declaration must also be completed before departure to confirm travellers have not been at a location of interest.
More information will be on our website over the next few days. New Zealand health officials have conducted an assessment of the public health risk and have determined that by 9 June, the risk to public health of people returning from Melbourne will be low.
Additional information for travellers elsewhere in Australia is:
• Anyone who was in Victoria between 20 – 25 May but is now in another Australian state can fly to New Zealand but will need to get a negative pre-departure test taken 72 hours before departure
• Anyone who was in Victoria between 20 – 25 May but is now in another Australian state can fly to New Zealand but will need to get a negative pre-departure test taken 72 hours before departure
• This includes people from Victoria, located outside the Greater Melbourne lockdown area. To get on a QFT flight they will need to travel to another state and take a pre-departure test less than 72 hours before departure.
• Anyone who is currently in any part of Australia but has been to any of the locations of interest in Victoria or New South Wales at the times specified CANNOT travel to New Zealand within 14 days from when they were at the location.
Please continue to follow health advice from Victoria and New South Wales regarding isolation and testing.
Airlines will be asking travellers to declare whether they have been at one of the locations of interest, and travellers that have been to locations of interest will not be permitted to board the aircraft, from any border in Australia. Find out more on covid19.govt.nz/victoria
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