- Hong Kong: Ongoing Protests
- India: Cyclone Vayu
- Sudan: Civil Unrest
- Venezuela: Civil Unrest
- Ramadan 2019
- Sri Lanka - Explosions in and near Colombo
- Measles - check you are protected before you travel
- Advice for New Zealanders overseas
- Are you a New Zealander living in the UK or travelling to the UK?
- Dengue Fever outbreak
- Argentina and Panama: Hantavirus
- France: Protests
- Travel Insurance
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola virus
- South America: Ayahuasca tea
- New Language for Travel Advisories
- Europe: Internal border controls
- United States of America: Entry requirements
- Fiji - Meningococcal outbreak
- Brazil: Yellow Fever outbreak
- Travelling with an Electronic Cigarette
- Health information
- Heading overseas on a break?
- Aviation security enhancements for flights to the United States and United Kingdom
- South Africa: Withdrawal of Visa Exemption
- Riding Motorbikes and Scooters Overseas
- Canada Visa Exemption
- United States of America: 90 Day Visa Waiver and Zero Tolerance
- Need a visa for travelling overseas?
- Indonesia: Warning against poisoning from alcohol drinks, including arak, containing methanol
- International surrogacy
- Adventure tourism and sports
- New Zealanders with unpaid debts overseas
- Medical tourism
- Travelling with a criminal conviction
- United States: change to entry requirements
- Inter-country adoptions
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Measles - check you are protected before you travel
Reviewed: 3 April 2019, 14:35 NZDT
Measles is a highly infectious virus that spreads easily from person to person through the air, via breathing, coughing and sneezing. It affects both children and adults. The Ministry of Health is advising people travelling overseas to make sure they are fully immunised against measles before they go. New Zealand has had a number of outbreaks due to the disease being bought into the country through international travel. Being fully immunised pre...read more
Advice for New Zealanders overseas
Posted: 18 March 2019, 14:10 NZDT
The terrorist attacks in Christchurch on 15 March, which were motivated by extreme right-wing ideology, have attracted global attention and strong international condemnation. International reactions to those events are difficult to predict and may change at short notice. New Zealanders travelling overseas should continue to use common sense, exercise caution and be vigilant. They should look out for and report suspicious behaviour,...read more
Are you a New Zealander living in the UK or travelling to the UK?
Reviewed: 1 March 2019, 14:45 NZDT
The United Kingdom (UK) is preparing to exit the European Union (EU). We provide the following information for New Zealanders living in or travelling to the UK. New Zealand citizens who plan to continue living in the UK after it leaves the EU can use the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) website tool to seek guidance on visa status and rights to stay. Further information can be found through the UK's Department for Exiting the European...read more
Dengue Fever outbreak
Reviewed: 27 February 2019, 13:25 NZDT
People travelling to the Pacific should take extra steps to avoid mosquito bites following an outbreak of dengue fever. Outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses are common in the tropical and sub-tropical climates in most Pacific Islands, in North Queensland (Australia), Asia (including India), Africa and Central/South America. Dengue fever is spread by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito and cannot be spread directly from person to person. ...read more
Argentina and Panama: Hantavirus
Reviewed: 24 January 2019, 14:40 NZDT
Hantavirus is widespread in four regions in Argentina: North (Jujuy, Salta), Central (Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, and Entre Rios), Northeast (Misiones) and South (Rio Negro, Neuquen and Chubut). Earlier this year there was an outbreak of hantavirus in Epuyen (Chubut Province) in Southern Argentina. There is also a high number of hantavirus cases in the Los Santos Province of Panama. Hantavirus can be transmitted by contact with infected rodents. If ...read more
France: Protests
Reviewed: 3 December 2018, 10:40 NZDT
There are ongoing demonstrations in Paris and across France. Protests have turned violent and traffic has been disrupted across the country. We continue to advise New Zealanders in France to avoid all demonstrations, protests and rallies, follow any advice issued by the local authorities and monitor local media for developments. New Zealanders currently in or travelling to France are encouraged to register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs an...read more
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