Covid-19

COVID-19 Country Response

COVID-19 epidemic evolution

To find out about the latest status of the COVID19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in New Zealand, please visit the New Zealand Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 - current cases webpage with the official data.

For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.

Sanitary measures

To find out about the latest public health situation in New Zealand and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the COVID-19 Alert System page.

Travel restrictions

The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage.
It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA.
The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination.
The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.

Import & export restrictions

For information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), refer to Exporting during the COVID-19 emergency and New Zealand Customs Tariff Concessions website.

For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to New Zealand on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.

Economic recovery plan

For information on the economic recovery scheme put in place by the New Zealand government to address the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on the New Zealand economy, refer to the Treasury’s COVID-19 economic response webpages.

For the general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and  macroeconomic) taken by the New Zealand government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to New Zealand in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.

Support plan for businesses

For information on the local business support scheme established by the New Zealand government to help small and medium-sized companies to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID19 epidemic on their activity, refer to the Businesses and services  section of the New Zealand government’s Unite Against COVID-19 website. And also refer to the COVID-19: Information for businesses webpages.

For a general overview of international SME support policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak refer to the OECD's SME Covid-19 Policy Responses document. You can also consult the World Bank's Map of SME-Support Measures in Response to COVID-19.

Support plan for exporters

The New Zealand Export Credit program remains in full force. The government has a website COVID-19 / Coronavirus Information for Exporters.