Customs | Tourism Ticker https://www.tourismticker.com/tag/customs/ The Business of Tourism Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:50:21 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 212885728 Border security at risk from govt cutbacks – unions https://www.tourismticker.com/2024/02/26/border-security-at-risk-from-govt-cutbacks-unions/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2024/02/26/border-security-at-risk-from-govt-cutbacks-unions/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:15:00 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=129489 Unions representing workers at the New Zealand Customs Service say the country's border security will be put at risk by the government’s proposed cuts to frontline services.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2023/10/03/nztd-uptake-tops-100k-arrivals/feed/ 0 123223 First release of $99m digital NZTD at Wellington, Christchurch airports https://www.tourismticker.com/2023/07/12/first-release-of-99m-digital-traveller-declaration-at-wellington-christchurch-airports/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2023/07/12/first-release-of-99m-digital-traveller-declaration-at-wellington-christchurch-airports/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:40:00 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=118904 Total govt support for the new system tops $154m, with the border processing fee funding it from 1 July 2024.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2023/07/12/first-release-of-99m-digital-traveller-declaration-at-wellington-christchurch-airports/feed/ 0 118904 How the new digital NZ Traveller Declaration will work, and when visitors will get access https://www.tourismticker.com/2023/05/31/how-the-new-digital-nz-traveller-declaration-will-work-and-when-visitors-will-get-access/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2023/05/31/how-the-new-digital-nz-traveller-declaration-will-work-and-when-visitors-will-get-access/#respond Tue, 30 May 2023 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=116684 New Zealand Customs has outlined how it plans to introduce the digital New Zealand Traveller Declaration and revealed details of when it will be made accessible to visitors.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/11/11/feedback-sought-on-digital-arrival-cards-border-management/feed/ 0 106053 New digital arrival card will help tourism – govt https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/11/09/new-digital-arrival-card-will-help-tourism-govt/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/11/09/new-digital-arrival-card-will-help-tourism-govt/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=105874 Customs Minister Meka Whaitiri says the online data collection will allow visitors to move seamlessly through the arrivals process.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/11/09/new-digital-arrival-card-will-help-tourism-govt/feed/ 0 105874 Trial of new NZ Traveller Declaration to start early 2023 https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/10/25/trial-of-new-nz-traveller-declaration-to-start-early-2023/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/10/25/trial-of-new-nz-traveller-declaration-to-start-early-2023/#respond Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:40:00 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=105027 The government will start piloting a revamped online New Zealand Traveller Declaration in early 2023, with a view to it replacing the paper arrival card by June next year.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2020/01/17/man-arrested-at-auckland-airport-with-child-sexual-abuse-images-and-videos/feed/ 0 40614 eGates open to South Korean travellers https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/31/egates-open-to-south-korean-travellers/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/31/egates-open-to-south-korean-travellers/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:10:59 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=36460 South Korea has been added to the list of eligible visitor countries able to take advantage of eGate access when arriving into the country.

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]]> 7752 Customs, MPI to cut border levy citing booming tourism https://www.tourismticker.com/2018/02/02/customs-mpi-to-slash-border-levy-citing-booming-tourism/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 20:16:43 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=7286 Customs NZ and the Ministry of Primary Industries are planning to slash the Border Clearance Levy citing the country's booming tourism sector.

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]]> 7286 e-Gates open to more nationalities this summer https://www.tourismticker.com/2017/12/18/e-gates-open-to-more-nationalities-this-summer/ Mon, 18 Dec 2017 10:50:45 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=7015 Travellers from France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands now have the green light to use the Customs eGates (formerly known as SmartGate) from today.

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]]> 7015 Biosecurity x-ray trial targets hand baggage https://www.tourismticker.com/2017/11/14/biosecurity-x-ray-trial-targets-hand-baggage/ Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:14:54 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=6345 A new biosecurity x-ray machine targeting hand baggage carried by international air passengers will be trialled at Auckland Airport this summer.

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