At 11:59 PM local time on February 27th, fully vaccinated New Zealanders and select other eligible travellers arriving from Australia into New Zealand* will be allowed to enter the country. Instead of having to go into hotel quarantine, they will be required to self-isolate for 10 days.The next phase will be March 13th, when the loosening of international restrictions will also apply to select other eligible travellers from around the globe. They will also be required to isolate for 10 days.From April 12th, up to 5,000 fully vaccinated eligible international students will be allowed to enter the country. The 10-day self-isolation will also apply. Although do note that it's still unclear whether or not the definition of fully vaccinated will still be the first two vaccinations by then.It's not until July that the net will be cast a bit wider for international travellers. Fully vaccinated travellers from visa-waiver countries, such as the US, will be allowed to enter the country. But again, the 10-day self-isolation rule will apply.Finally, October will see all fully vaccinated travellers from around the globe allowed to enter the country, as long as they self-isolate for 10 days.Any unvaccinated travellers allowed into the country will still be deemed high-risk and won't be able to get away with self-isolating. They will have to enter MIQ, assuming they are allowed in, in the first place. Unvaccinated travellers will of course have to contend with vaccine mandates imposed by airlines flying across New Zealand borders, like Air New Zealand, Qantas, and Virgin Australia.Ardern expects the above dates to be the absolute latest in the reopening plan, reiterating that she expects the timeline to be moved forward pending the course of the pandemic in the next few months. covid19.govt.nz*In this instance, it appears eligible means partners and dependants of New Zealand citizens, travellers participating in working holiday schemes and some skilled workers, as well as offshore temporary visa holders.