Travellers who are citizens of a country with a visa waiver or transit visa need an NZeTA to transit through Auckland airport only, before continuing their journey.
The countries benefiting from a visa exemption or transit visa are as follows (and therefore require an NZeTA Transit):
- All travellers whose destination is Australia
- All European Union countries 🇪🇺
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Bahrain
- Brezil
- Brunei
- Canada
- Chile
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- Israel
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Liechtenstein
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Maurice
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Norway
- Oman
- Qatar
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vatican
- Bahamas
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- Indonesia
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Nauru
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Venezuela