This order amends the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order (No 2) 2020 (the principal order). It comes into force at 11.59 pm on 28 April 2021.

Clauses 1 to 3 are the Title, commencement, and principal order clauses.

Clause 4 amends clause 3 of the principal order to clarify that the purpose of the principal order involves imposing requirements in relation to persons arriving in New Zealand (rather than imposing requirements only on those persons).

Clause 5 amends clause 4 of the principal order to insert a definition of very high risk country. A very high risk country is defined as one that is listed in new Schedule 3. That schedule lists the following as very high risk countries:

• Brazil:

• India:

• Pakistan:

• Papua New Guinea.

Clause 6 makes a minor amendment to the heading of Part 1A of the principal order.

Clause 7 amends clause 7B of the principal order so that the requirements in that clause apply in relation to causing an aircraft to arrive in New Zealand.

Clause 8 replaces clause 7C of the principal order. New clause 7C prohibits an air carrier from causing an aircraft to arrive in New Zealand unless the air carrier has,—

• if the flight departs from a very high risk country, taken reasonable steps to ensure that only persons with exemptions from new clause 8A board the flight; or

• if the flight departs from another country, taken reasonable steps to ensure that—

  • a person (other than an exempt person) checking in for the flight is informed that they are prohibited from entering New Zealand if they have been in a very high risk country within the 14 days immediately before the date of their arrival in New Zealand; and

  • the person does not board the flight unless they have stated that they have not been in a very high risk country within that period.

Clause 9 replaces clause 8A of the principal order. New clause 8A prohibits a person from arriving in New Zealand by air if they have been in a very high risk country within the 14 days immediately before the date of their arrival.

Clause 10 provides for exemptions from the prohibition under new clause 8A by replacing clause 18A of the principal order with the following:

• new clause 18A, which exempts New Zealand citizens, the partners and dependent children of New Zealand citizens, and the parents of dependent children who are New Zealand citizens:

• new clause 18B, which exempts people who transit through a very high risk country and remain airside while doing so:

• new clause 18C, which exempts aircrew members:

• new clause 18D, which exempts diplomatic and consular officials, and members of the New Zealand Defence Force returning from service outside New Zealand:

• new clause 18E, which exempts people on aircraft that are required to land in New Zealand for a purpose other than taking on or discharging passengers, cargo, or mail.

Clause 11 inserts new Schedule 3 into the principal order. New Schedule 3 lists the very high risk countries.