WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand plans to open a virus-free 'travel bubble' with the tiny Pacific realm of Cook Islands before year's end, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday (Aug 10), while expressing caution about a similar arrangement with Australia.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WELLINGTON - New Zealand plans to open a virus-free"travel bubble" with the tiny Pacific realm of Cook Islands before year's end, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday , while expressing caution about a similar arrangement with Australia.
"The last thing anyone wants is to reopen travel, only to have it closed down again because it hasn't been done properly." A trans-Tasman bubble with Australia would be far more advantageous to New Zealand's economy, where international tourism screeched to a halt when borders were closed in March.
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