Flight Centre boss: Industry needs more than regional bubbles to recover
Travel agents have lost two thirds of workforce and need more than bubbles to recover.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromCook Islands
Aussie tourists could face jail for Cook Islands holiday
Australian travellers could face fines or jail time on return to their home country.
Kiwis snap up Cooks holidays, searches surge by 4000%
Kiwis are snapping up holidays to the Cook Islands after the travel bubble announcement.
Pasifika Air: Mike Pero's airline set to take off to Cook Islands this year
Pero said he is determined to get the airline running.
Raro, here we come! Cook Islands bubble begins on May 17
Winter holidays are back on - and flights are already scheduled.
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown to update travel bubble plan
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown using Facebook live to provide a bubble update
Cook Islands bubble: What to know before booking
Much of the untouched Cook Islands will be familiar to tourists, with some exceptions.
Hello Raro: NZ-Cooks travel bubble tipped to open on May 16
An announcement on a travel bubble with the Cook Islands is expected this afternoon.
Bubble breach: Cook Islands passenger travels to Perth from Auckland
The traveller did not isolate for two weeks in New Zealand as required.
Bubble breach: Perth lockdown traveller made it to NZ; 8 new cases in MIQ
Traveller from Perth self-isolating after trip during lockdown there via Sydney.
Live: Tearful reunions as transtasman travel bubble opens, PM thanks Kiwis
About 400 quarantine-free weekly flights will arrive at and depart from Auckland Airport.
Holding pattern: Why Mike Pero is parking his Cook Islands airline
The Apprentice star has spent 'several hundreds of thousand dollars' on the venture.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Ardern's treatment of Cook Islands is paternalism
OPINION: We think we know what's best for the Cook Islands. We might not.
Bubble clue: Air NZ ads for Rarotonga flights suggest two-way travel imminent
Air NZ's ads point to a specific start date as the Cooks' PM sends out positive signals.
'Sad beyond words': Catering company's sorrow over staffer's death in charter-boat incident
"Danielle Tamarua was a beautiful, kind and much loved member of our team."
Ardern draws flak over Cook Islands bubble delay till May
Ardern had said the Cooks' bubble was coming before April – that's now May.
Cook Islands bubble: Air New Zealand gearing up for flights
Visitors from the Cook Islands have had quarantine-free entry to NZ for two months.
Cook Islands travel bubble likely to begin in May
Ardern met with Cooks PM Mark Brown this afternoon, where the bubble was on the agenda.
Cooks' tracing app anticipates New Zealand travel bubble
The Cook Islands launch a tracing app in anticipation of a travel bubble.
Cook Islands frustrated at bubble communication
Business owners say communication from the Government is not good enough.
Kiwi support for Covid vaccination grows
Kiwis definitely planning to get vaccinated against Covid increase to 52 per cent.
Cook Islands current PM and former PM face fraud charges
Pair facing charges of fraud and two counts of improper payment of public money.
Judith Collins says PM risks having 'death of Queenstown' on her hands
PM says NZ remains committed to prospect of trans Tasman bubble, Cooks also on the agenda.
Raro still a go: Cook Islands confident of travel bubble despite Auckland lockdown
The Cook Islands still plans to be ready for a travel bubble by the end of the month.
Upcoming flight to Cook Islands canned after New Zealand alert-level change
Flight to the Cook Islands cancelled as nation's air border temporarily closed
Hello Raro: Travel bubble preparation with Cook Islands nears completion
Cooks tick last boxes for quarantine-free travel, NZ travel agents start selling packages.
John Dunn: Let's cash in on being clear of Covid
Opinion: Let's move MIQ out of Auckland and kick-start low-volume, high-value tourism.
Cook Islands refuse flights from Level 2 Auckland
The Cooks continue to refuse passengers from Auckland, during Covid alert levels.
Barry Soper: Why Kiwis are paying Covid wage subsidy in Cook Islands
OPINION: What's so special about businesses in the Cook Islands?
Cook Islands cancels flight bound for Rarotonga tomorrow
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown says 30 passengers will have to defer their flight.
Emotional welcome: First quarantine-free flight lands in Auckland
Grandparents saw grandchildren for the first time; couple's daughter about to give birth
Air NZ keeps options open, adds daily Cooks bubble service
With a glimmer of hope in the Pacific, the airline responds to MIQ cap and low-demand.
Travellers allowed to skip managed isolation for medical reasons
Five were approved under the medical exemptions and one for "exceptional circumstances".
'Aere mai' Rarotonga: Airlines welcome one-way Cook Islands bubble
The first quarantine-free flights are being prepared for next week.