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COVID-19: Border management

Publication type:
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Published by:
COVID-19 Group
Issue status:
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Issue date:
Thursday, 26 January 2023
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Last updated:
Thursday, 26 January 2023
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© Crown Copyright, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

COVID-19 proactive release material was originally published on the Unite Against COVID-19 website. On 26 January 2023 this material was migrated to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website.

Some parts of the information released is withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case, the relevant section of the Act has been applied.

The table below contains documents regarding border management during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Document Date Document Type Date Released
19 Mar 2020 Stronger COVID-19 Border Measures (PDF 1.4MB) Briefing 08 May 2020
25 Mar 2020 Exemptions to Temporary Border Restrictions for Essential Workers (PDF 708KB) Cabinet Minute 08 May 2020
25 Mar 2020 Additional Border Control Measures for Self-Isolation of International Arrivals (PDF 1.06MB) Cabinet Paper and Minute 08 May 2020
25 Mar 2020 Border Measures Update (PDF 1.07MB) Noting Paper 08 May 2020
31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Request for Exemption to Temporary Border Restrictions for Essential Workers (PDF 866KB) CVD Paper 08 May 2020
21 Apr 2020 COVID-19: Request for Exemption to Temporary Border Restrictions for Essential Worker, and Proposal to Delegate Decision Making to Joint Ministers (PDF 148KB) Cabinet Minute 26 Jun 2020
21 Apr 2020 COVID-19: Request for Exemption to Temporary Border Restrictions for Essential Electricity Sector Workers (PDF 145KB) Cabinet Minute 26 Jun 2020
07 Jan 2021 Implementation of Pre-Departure Testing for Arrivals to New Zealand (DPMC-2020/21/408) (PDF 11.47MB) Briefing 10 Dec 2021
15 Jan 2021 Update on Implementation of Pre-Departure Testing for Arrivals to New Zealand (DPMC-2020/21-427) (PDF 9.29MB) Briefing 10 Dec 2021
21 Jan 2021 Class Exemption from Predeparture COVID-19 Testing Where testing is not possible (DPMC-2020/21-453) (PDF 4.33MB) Briefing 10 Dec 2021
08 Apr 2021 Travellers from High-Rish Juridictions (DPMC-2020/21-775) (PDF 4.7MB) Report 27 Aug 2021
09 Apr 2021 Upcoming Advice Relating to Suspension of Entry to High-Risk Travellers (DPMC-2020/21-795) (PDF 2.16MB) Aide-Memoire 27 Aug 2021
12 Apr 2021 Approach to Managing Arrivals from Countries with Very High Risk of COVID-19 (PDF 3.37MB) A3 27 Aug 2021
22 Apr 2021 Further Advice on Risk Mitigation Measures for Very High Risk Countries (DPMC-2020/21-883) (PDF 4.46MB) Briefing 27 Aug 2021
23 Apr 2021 Additional Advice on Managing Arrivals from Very High-Risk Countries (DPMC-2020/21-882) (PDF 11.12MB) Briefing 27 Aug 2021
21 May 2021 Reconnecting New Zealanders Strategy and Work Programme (DPMC-2020/21-960) (PDF 8.08MB) Briefing 17 Dec 2021
27 May 2021 Initial Advice on Expanding Quarantine Free Travel (DPMC-2020/21-938) (PDF 6.48MB) Briefing 17 Dec 2021
28 May 2021 Pre-Departure Tresting for Travellers from Australia who have been in Victoria (DPMC-2020/21-1029) (PDF 3.68MB) Briefing 17 Dec 2021
05 Jul 2021 Reconnecting New Zealanders with the World [CAB-21-MIN-0263] (PDF 2.96MB) Cabinet Paper and Minute 27 Sep 2021
16 Jul 2021 Quaratine-Free Travel Conditions - Maximum Penalties for Non-Compliance (DPMC-2021/22-1265) (PDF 12.76MB) Briefing 21 Jul 2022
29 Jul 2021 Extending the Windown for Green Return Flights from Australia (DPMC-2021/22-46) (PDF 5.43MB) Briefing 21 Jul 2022
05 Aug 2021 Additional Risk Mitigation Measure for Travellers from Indonesia and Fiji dated 5 August 2021 (DPMC-2021/22-105) (PDF 9.42MB) Briefing 24 Dec 2021
09 Aug 2021 Reconnecting New Zealanders with the World: Shifting to a Risk-Based Approach to Border Settings [CAB-21-MIN-0305] (PDF 1.6MB) Cabinet Paper and Minute 28 Sep 2021
16 Aug 2021 Review of Very High Risk Countries: India Pakistan, Brazil and Papua New Guinea dated 16 August 2021 (DPMC-2021/22-159) (PDF 6.44MB) Briefing 24 Dec 2021
10 Sep 2021 Advice on Requiring Non-New Zealand Citizens Entering Managed Isolation Facilities to be Vaccinated (DPMC-2021/22-251) (PDF 14.98MB) Briefing 06 Jul 2022
27 Sep 2021 Reconnecting New Zealanders with the World: Self-Isolation Pilot [CAB-21-MIN-0386] (PDF 2.12MB) Cabinet Paper and Minute 02 Jun 2022
04 Oct 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Non- New Zealand Citizens Entering New Zealand [CAB-21-MIN-0403] (PDF 2.95MB) Cabinet Paper and Minute 19 May 2022
23 Oct 2021 Vaccination Requirement for Non-Citizen Travellers: Amendments for Signing (DPMC-2021/22-559) (PDF 2.24MB) Briefing 06 Jul 2022
15 Nov 2021 Reconnecting New Zealanders with the World: Moving forward with the approach [CAB-21-MIN-0474] (PDF 2.5MB) Cabinet Paper and Minute 21 Jul 2022
17 Nov 2021 . (DPMC-2020/21-661) (PDF 2.8MB) Briefing 24 Dec 2021
24 Nov 2021 Reconnecting New Zealanders to the World: Implementing the Medium-risk Pathway [SWC-21-MIN-0200] (PDF 990KB) Cabinet Paper and Minute 21 Jul 2022
17 Dec 2021 Review of Very High-Risk Countries: Southern Africa and Papua New Guinea (DPMC-2021/22-1143) (PDF 5.54MB) Briefing 10 Aug 2022
17 Dec 2021 Reconnecting New Zealanders — Updated Advice on Isolation Settings at the Border (DPMC-2021/22-1542) (PDF 7.28MB) Briefing 10 Aug 2022
20 Dec 2021 Reconnecting New Zealanders to the World: Further advice on opening the medium-risk pathway [CAB-21-MIN-0551] (PDF 6.02MB) Cabinet Paper and Minute 02 Jun 2022
17 Jan 2022 Reconnencting New Zealanders: Omicron Update (DPMC-2021/22-1192) (PDF 6.45MB) Briefing 02 Jun 2022
27 Jan 2022 Advice on Transit Passengers Completing their Journey (DPMC-2021/22-1284) (PDF 3.29MB) Briefing 10 Aug 2022
01 Feb 2022 Reconnecting New Zealanders: Commencing phased reopening of the international border [CAB-22-MIN-0008] (PDF 2.69MB) Cabinet Paper and Minute 27 May 2022
18 Feb 2022 Reconnecting New Zealanders — Confirming Steps 1 and 2 can Proceed as Planned (DPMC-2021/22-1451) (PDF 5.26MB) Briefing 10 Aug 2022
04 Mar 2022 Reconnecting New Zealanders Readiness for Step 2 (DPMC-2021/22-1594) (PDF 1.49MB) Aide-Memoire 11 Oct 2022
14 Mar 2022 Reconnecting New Zealanders Further changes to international border settings [CAB-22-MIN-0072] (PDF 2.38MB) Cabinet Paper and Minute 25 Jul 2022
18 Mar 2022 Reconnecting New Zealanders Readiness for Steps (DPMC-2021/22-1725) (PDF 2.79MB) Aide-Memoire 11 Oct 2022
23 Mar 2022 Reconnecting New Zealanders Readiness for Steps (DPMC-2021/22-1765) (PDF 2.07MB) Aide-Memoire 11 Oct 2022
04 May 2022 Reconnecting New Zealanders' Readiness for Next Steps (DPMC-2021/22-2100) (PDF 2.17MB) Aide-Memoire 31 Oct 2022
09 May 2022 Reconnecting New Zealanders: Future Border Settings Across Air and Maritime (DPMC-2021/22-2106) (PDF 18.04MB) Briefing 31 Oct 2022
11 May 2022 Reconnecting New Zealanders' Readiness for Next Steps (DPMC-2021/22-2145) (PDF 1.8MB) Aide-Memoire 31 Oct 2022
18 May 2022 Reconnecting New Zealanders' Readiness for Next Steps (DPMC-2021/22-2181) (PDF 1.64MB) Aide-Memoire 31 Oct 2022
23 Jun 2022 Options for updating COVID-19 vaccination requirements for arrivals to New Zealand (DPMC-2021/22-2146) (PDF 4.89MB) Briefing 17 Oct 2022
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