Air New Zealand says all domestic passengers will need to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated or produce a negative test result from the middle of next month.
A Covid-19 modeller thinks the government should make it a requirement for those travelling to the South Island to first provide a negative test result.
A strengthened border at Cook Strait to keep Covid-19 out of the South Island has some support among southern leaders while the drive continues to get vaccination rates up.
After managing the Duvauchelle Holiday Park on Banks Peninsula through the quakes and a pandemic, Kaye and Ken Bramley are hitting the road to retirement.