Travellers to New Zealand will no longer need to isolate

The changes were welcomed by the tourism industry, although leaders wanted more certainty over when tourists could return

Two women embrace after one arrives on a flight from Australia at Auckland International Airport in Auckland (New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand is ending a requirement for incoming travellers to isolate themselves as it continues to remove coronavirus border protections in the face of a growing domestic outbreak.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the requirement that vaccinated travellers should isolate for a week after arriving would end on Wednesday.