Quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia suspended

Quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia suspended
The pause will last at least eight weeks. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Henry Burrell
Quarantine-free travel from Australia to New Zealand is closing for eight weeks after a growing number of covid-19 cases in several Australian territories. The changes come into effect at 11:59pm tonight.It follows 136 new cases announced today in New South Wales where the delta variant of covid-19 is spreading. There will be managed flights home for NZ citizens and residents. These must happen in a seven-day window, but prime minister Jacinda Ardern said the government will work with airlines to extend flights “for a few days&r...

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