The Wairarapa, Central Otago and South Canterbury are the best regions for visiting Kiwi pubs, says travel writer Peter Janssen.

He says travel restrictions placed on him during his trial for breaches of the Exchange Control Act were lifted last July.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Half German, half Japanese, Alice Sara Ott says travel has helped her appreciate her home city's calmer ways.

The World Health Organization has declared the latest coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency but says travel restrictions are unnecessary to contain the epidemic.