View more information on where you must wear face 

masks at Orange (https://covid19.govt.nz/prepare-and-

stay-safe/keep-up-healthy-habits/wear-a-face-mask/#face-masks-at-orange).

Rapid antigen testing (RATs)

Rapid antigen tests (RATs) are currently Aotearoa New Zealand’s primary testing tool for COVID-19.
COVID-19: Travel within New Zealand
Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms should stay at home and get tested. If your RAT result is negative but
your symptoms continue or worsen, continue to stay at home and take a further test 48 hours later.

Last updated: 18 July 2022 The Unite against COVID-19 (https://covid19.govt.nz/testing-and-tracing/covid-19-testing/) website has more
information on how to use a RAT test, when you should get a test, what you need to do if you test

Travel at Orange positive or are a probable case, and how to report your RAT results.

You can travel anywhere in New Zealand at any traffic light setting.
However, you must not travel if you’ve been told to self-isolate, or if you are waiting for the results of a
COVID-19 test.
View more information on travel at Orange (https://covid19.govt.nz/traffic-lights/life-at-orange/travel-accommodation-
and-visiting-at-orange/).
If you need to self-isolate while travelling
If you are considering travelling please have plans in place, in case you need to safely self-isolate.
This may happen if you become unwell, test positive for COVID-19 or are identified as a household
contact while you are travelling.

If you are unable to return home, you may have extra costs involved in paying for accommodation and
Face mask requirements changing your travel plans.

View more information:

Wearing a mask remains one of the best measures to reduce transmission of infectious respiratory
illnesses, including COVID-19.
If you become unwell, test positive for COVID-19 or are identified as a close contact while travelling
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The Ministry urges people to wear a mask in public indoor settings outside the home and in poorly
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ventilated spaces, or when it is hard to physically distance from other people.
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When you’re travelling, you must wear a mask:

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on flights
on Cook Strait ferries
at arrival and departure points (eg, airports)
on public transport.