Australia opens borders between New Zealand and NSW, Northern Territory as coronavirus restrictions ease

Australia has finalised a deal for a limited travel bubble that would allow people from New Zealand to travel to New South Wales and the Northern Territory, with flights across the Tasman expected to resume in a fortnight.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke to his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern earlier today, agreeing that New Zealanders could visit the jurisdictions from October 16.

However, Ms Ardern is yet to agree to allow Australians into New Zealand, and has warned Kiwis eager to visit Australia they may still have to quarantine upon their return.

Announcing the news, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said stage 1 of a travel zone with New Zealand would see one-way quarantine-free travel into NSW and the NT.

"This is the first stage in what we hope to see as a trans-Tasman bubble between the two countries, not just that state and that territory," he said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-02/new-zealand-travel-bubble-coronavirus-restrictions-australia/12726228

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