It is an increase from the current 12-month period, but the maximum stay rules remain unchanged.
In another change, from November this year, PIF member-country passport holders travelling from Australia with an Australian visa – work, student or family visa – would no longer need a visa to visit New Zealand for up to three months.
This visa will be trialled for 12 months.
Travellers would need to complete a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA) to get into the country.
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In recent years, Pacific leaders have increasingly advocated for the free movement of people in the region.
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters, who is currently in Tonga with a cross-party delegation, said the…
