Official advice for New Zealanders living and travelling overseas
Official advice for New Zealanders living and travelling overseas
Posted: 2 September 2016, 16:28 NZST
We have worked with Consumer NZ to help create a useful travel insurance guide for New Zealand travellers. The guide helps you navigate the sometimes complex world of travel insurance. It provides timely and useful information on policy types, insurance coverage, personal liability and how to make a successful insurance claim if you get into difficulty while travelling. To read Consumer NZ’s travel insurance guide, click here. ...Read More
Posted: 1 September 2016, 09:50 NZST
Munich’s annual Oktoberfest beer festival is scheduled to take place this year between 17 September and 3 October. New Zealanders planning on attending this year’s festival should read this information in conjunction with the travel advisory for Germany. All New Zealanders planning on attending Oktoberfest are encouraged to register your details with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the SafeTravel website so we can convey important information to you in the event of an emergency ...Read More
Reviewed: 31 August 2016, 18:18 NZST
In some South American countries, especially Peru and Ecuador, shamans and other individuals offer ‘spiritual cleansing’ rituals which involve serving Ayahuasca tea. This tea contains dimethyltryptamine (DMT), which is a hallucinogen. While not illegal, Ayahuasca tourism is not regulated and does present certain risks. There have been reports of psychological damage, assault, theft and rape of people under the influence of the hallucinogen in Ayahuasca tea as well as deaths of foreign to...Read More
Reviewed: 30 August 2016, 09:39 NZST
There is ongoing concern about the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus and the impact of Zika infections on pregnant women and their babies. There are also concerns that Zika infection can, in rare instances, lead to Guillain-Barré syndrome, a serious immune system disorder. Zika is spreading to many tropical and sub-tropical countries. Cases of Zika virus have been reported in Africa, southern Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas. According to the information available, including th...Read More
Reviewed: 9 May 2016, 09:45 NZST
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade liaises with the Ministry of Health to provide information on health issues for New Zealand travellers, including information on disease outbreaks and health precautions for travellers. For more information on travel health issues, please see our Health and Travel page. ...Read More
Ukraine
Reviewed: 26 September 2016
Reviewed: 26 September 2016
Denmark
Reviewed: 23 September 2016
Reviewed: 23 September 2016
Italy
Reviewed: 23 September 2016
Reviewed: 23 September 2016
Norway
Reviewed: 22 September 2016
Reviewed: 22 September 2016
Mexico
Reviewed: 22 September 2016
Reviewed: 22 September 2016
United States of America
Reviewed: 20 September 2016
Reviewed: 20 September 2016
Sweden
Reviewed: 20 September 2016
Reviewed: 20 September 2016
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reviewed: 13 September 2016
Reviewed: 13 September 2016
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