Alert Level 3 – Auckland
(please check exact boundary at Unite against COVID-19)
You cannot travel on a domestic air service to, or from, Auckland, unless:
- travelling:
- to provide an service or business listed in Schedule 3 of the Order; or
- to provide an service or business listed in an exemption gazetted by the Director-General of Health; or
- as a person who is exempted from the Order, pursuant to clause 45; or as an enforcement officer
- maintaining a shared childcare arrangement; or
- providing urgent care for a child, if there is no other person available to provide that care in the Alert Level Area that it is needed; or
- providing urgent care for a person in a critical or terminally ill condition, if there is no other person available to provide that care in the Alert Level Area that it is needed; or
- attending an appointment with a health service; or
- attending a Court, tribunal, New Zealand Parole Board hearing or another judicial institution; or
- leaving or relocating a home, or place of residence, on court order; or
- travelling to a home, or place of residence, after detention or determination; or
- leaving New Zealand (including travelling to a managed isolation or quarantine facility immediately before leaving New Zealand); or
- travelling to preserve life or safety,
- returning home (including after arriving in New Zealand (and after completion of isolation/quarantine where applicable)); or
- relocating home or business on a permanent or long-term basis
- returning home after arriving in New Zealand (and after completion of isolation/quarantine where applicable)
- collecting a person who has returned to New Zealand as is returning home (and after completion of isolation/quarantine where applicable)
- collecting or accompanying a tūpāpaku or deceased person, but only if the total number of people collecting or accompanying the tūpāpaku or deceased person (including the person operating the vehicle) is no more than 10, or
- providing care, or enable care to be provided, for pets or other animals, but only if—a breach of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 could result if the care were not provided; and the travel between alert level areas is necessary to provide the care or enable it to be provided; or
- travelling to Auckland Airport and are leaving by air (with a transit period of 24 hours or less) to undertake travel described in the list above; or
- accompanying a person, where necessary, for the travel listed above; or
- travelling directly through Auckland (or via permitted airport transfer) between home and work, if both the home and place of work are in Alert Level 2 areas; or
- travelling under an exemption granted by the Director General of Health.
You should not travel if you: have been requested to self-isolate/quarantine, have symptoms of COVID-19, or are awaiting COVID-19 test results.
You cannot travel, if the travel would breach an order/direction made under the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 or the Health Act 1956. This will likely be the case if: you have arrived in New Zealand from overseas in the last 14 days, or you have otherwise individually received (from a Medical Officer of Health) a direction under s 70(1)(f) of the Health Act 1956.
Public health measures apply.
You must wear a face covering on the aircraft, unless exempt. For more information please see the Ministry of Health’s guidance on face coverings.
The displaying of QR codes is not required, if the operator requires all passengers to provide their contact details (name and phone number) to use the service. Passengers are encouraged to manually record their travel (or scan QR codes using the NZ COVID Tracer App if available.
Alert Level 2 – Rest of New Zealand
You cannot travel on a domestic air service to, or from, Auckland, unless:
- travelling:
- to provide an service or business listed in Schedule 3 of the Order; or
- to provide an service or business listed in an exemption gazetted by the Director-General of Health; or
- as a person who is exempted from the Order, pursuant to clause 45; or as an enforcement officer
- maintaining a shared childcare arrangement; or
- providing urgent care for a child, if there is no other person available to provide that care in the Alert Level Area that it is needed; or
- providing urgent care for a person in a critical or terminally ill condition, if there is no other person available to provide that care in the Alert Level Area that it is needed; or
- attending an appointment with a health service; or
- attending a Court, tribunal, New Zealand Parole Board hearing or another judicial institution; or
- leaving or relocating a home, or place of residence, on court order; or
- travelling to a home, or place of residence, after detention or determination; or
- leaving New Zealand (including travelling to a managed isolation or quarantine facility immediately before leaving New Zealand); or
- travelling to preserve life or safety,
- returning home (including after arriving in New Zealand (and after completion of isolation/quarantine where applicable)); or
- relocating home or business on a permanent or long-term basis · returning home after arriving in New Zealand (and after completion of isolation/quarantine where applicable)
- collecting a person who has returned to New Zealand as is returning home (and after completion of isolation/quarantine where applicable)
- collecting or accompanying a tūpāpaku or deceased person, but only if the total number of people collecting or accompanying the tūpāpaku or deceased person (including the person operating the vehicle) is no more than 10, or
- providing care, or enable care to be provided, for pets or other animals, but only if—a breach of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 could result if the care were not provided; and the travel between alert level areas is necessary to provide the care or enable it to be provided; or
- travelling to Auckland Airport and are leaving by air (with a transit period of 24 hours or less) to undertake travel described in the list above; or
- accompanying a person, where necessary, for the travel listed above; or
- travelling directly through Auckland (or via permitted airport transfer) between home and work, if both the home and place of work are in Alert Level 2 areas; or
- travelling under an exemption granted by the Director General of Health.
For travel between all other regions, you can travel, but do it in a safe way and remember to keep a record of your journey.
You should not travel if you: have been requested to self-isolate/quarantine, have symptoms of COVID-19, or are awaiting COVID-19 test results.
You cannot travel, if the travel would breach an order/direction made under the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 or the Health Act 1956. This will likely be the case if: you have arrived in New Zealand from overseas in the last 14 days, or you have otherwise individually received (from a Medical Officer of Health) a direction under s 70(1)(f) of the Health Act 1956.
Public health measures apply
You must wear a face covering on the aircraft, unless exempt (including on flights that do not leave or depart Auckland). For more information please see the Ministry of Health’s guidance on face coverings.
The displaying of QR codes is not required, if the operator requires all passengers to provide their contact details (name and phone number) to use the service. Passengers are encouraged to manually record their travel (or scan QR codes using the NZ COVID Tracer App if available).