Trans-Tasman bubble closer; L2 domestic tourism details coming

Trans-Tasman bubble closer; L2 domestic tourism details coming
Pattrick Smellie
Work on creating a trans-Tasman travel 'bubble' is moving at pace and domestic tourism operators will learn on Thursday whether people will be allowed to travel within New Zealand for holidays under alert level 2, which may arrive as early as Tuesday next week.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hinted strongly that she had heard the calls from cash-strapped domestic tourism operators for people to be allowed to travel within the country once level 2 lockdown is in place."I know they are hoping to see this," she told today's pos...

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