Would a trans-Tasman bubble put it all at risk?

Would a trans-Tasman bubble put it all at risk?
Rebecca Howard
Pressure to create the trans-Tasman bubble is ramping up but is it worth the risk?No-one underestimates the potential cost of importing covid-19 back into a country that is now free of the scourge but government officials and the beleaguered tourism sector argue it’s worth the risk.“As a small trading nation, we can’t get our way out of this recovery hole, without finding ways to connect to markets globally,” said Auckland International Airport chief executive Adrian Littlewood. “That means you have to figure...

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