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Trans-Tasman travel bubble ‘on pause’ amid new Covid outbreaks across Pacific
Australia and New Zealand committed to plan, Australian minister says, but it may be delayed until after NZ election
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A Trans-Tasman bubble allowing travel between Australia and New Zealand is “on pause” after new Covid-19 outbreaks, and may be delayed until after NZ’s general election, possibly until next year.
Australia’s minister for the Pacific, Alex Hawke, said both Australia and New Zealand remained committed to establishing a travel bubble as soon as it could be safely done, but that while work was continuing on the logistics of a travel regime, it was not imminent.