The country, which has taken a staged approach to reopening its borders, initially intended to lift the testing mandate on 31 July but brought the date forward as cases continued to decline despite having more than 387,000 travellers arrive at the destination since its borders reopened.
Around 90% of international arrivals undertake their required testing once they are in the country, with only a 2-3% positivity rate.
Unite against Covid-19, a platform launched to help New Zealanders navigate their way through the pandemic, said the challenges pre-departure tests pose to visitors are now no longer outweighed by the public health benefits.
