Press Release – New Zealand Air Line Pilots Association The New Zealand Air Line Pilots Association (NZALPA) says todays announcement that all border workers, not just those who work for the government, must receive the Covid-19 vaccine will likely make little difference without also accelerating … The New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Association (NZALPA) says today’s announcement that all border workers, not just those who work for the government, must receive the Covid-19 vaccine will likely make little difference without also accelerating vaccinations for all New Zealanders. NZALPA President and international pilot Captain Andrew Ridling said that the government needed to simultaneously speed up the vaccination of all New Zealanders, not just those working on the frontline.