28/11/2021
The Cook Islands government has announced that the borders with New Zealand will reopen on 13 January 2022.
In a statement, the Prime Minister Mark Brown said Cabinet had made the important decision to reopen the borders based on a range of high-level advice.
This included from the Government’s Border Easement Taskforce, comprising lead officials from key agencies, and from data modelling experts in New Zealand.
Prime Minister Brown said he was excited to be providing certainty and hope about the next step for the nation.
Cabinet’s decision means the current Travel Advisory is extended until 11.59pm on Wednesday 12 January 2022 (CKT).
The Cook Islands borders have been closed since 16 August this year when the first community case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 was reported in New Zealand.
Prime Minister Brown also announced there will be two managed return flights from New Zealand before Christmas.
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