New Zealand's ski season will get a timely boost from returning Australians, but it's a long way out of the covid hole for tourism.
The doors are reopening for trans-Tasman travel next month.
The regulator was due to make a decision on the deal earlier this month, but that’s now been pushed out to April 14.
Recent disruptions to global energy supplies have seen prices at the petrol pump push $3 a litre, up from $2.27 in the December quarter.