Trans-Tasman travel bubble to resume from today for some Australian states
Australia’s travel bubble with New Zealand has been further tweaked by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, allowing flights from some states and territories.
From 9.59pm Friday (AEST), the ban on Western Australia and the Northern Territory will be lifted on two-way quarantine free travel.
The block on travel from New South Wales, which is 10 days into a fortnight lockdown, and Queensland will remain for now.
However, Queensland seems positioned to get the go ahead sooner than NSW, with the New Zealand government saying it will review the situation in Queensland on Thursday.
All travellers boarding jets to New Zealand must have a 72-hour negative pre-departure test.
Earlier today, residents from South Australia, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria were once again allowed to travel to New Zealand provided they hadn’t visited a designated hotspot.
The bubble was paused last weekend in response to the growing number of cases being reported across Australia.
New Zealand’s COVID Response Minister Chris Hipkins today said travellers must not have been in NSW since June 22 or Queensland, the Northern Territory or Western Australia from June 26.
The last time New Zealand recorded a case of community transmission was February 28.
