New Zealand's re-opening plan has been sped up - and the self-isolation requirement scrapped.
From today, New Zealanders and their families arriving from Australia can skip MIQ. Now from Thursday, they won't have to self-isolate at all.
From Saturday - vaccinated New Zealanders from all over the world will be allowed home and straight into the community - about a week earlier than initially signalled.
Travellers will instead have to take a rapid antigen test on the day they arrive, and another five or six days later.
Speaking at her regular post-Cabinet media conference, the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the change is based on advice from experts - given the rapid spread of Omicron.
