First shots fired as Tasman airfare wars resume
Air NZ is targeting one-way tickets between Auckland and Sydney at between $280 and $300 as the trans-Tasman bubble opens.
Trans-Tasman 'bubble' from April 19
For the first time in more than a year, New Zealanders will be able to make a return offshore trip and spend no time in quarantine.
Pattrick Smellie: The trans-Tasman bubble is about far more than travel
NZ and Australia have too much in common to let differences prise us apart on the world stage. Today's announcement of a trans-Tasman bubble opening date creates a chance to mend frayed relationships.
Pattrick Smellie: Six things to help fix the building timber shortage
NZ's construction timber sector is remarkably protected from offshore competition while building regulations raise prices and kill new ideas.