New Zealand will keep its borders closed to most international travellers for a further five months, the government said today, outlining a cautious easing of border curbs that have been in place since Covid-19 hit in March 2020.

Along with its geographic isolation, the South Pacific country enforced some of the tightest pandemic restrictions among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations.

This limited the spread of Covid-19 and helped...