Morrison and Ardern agree on travel ‘bubble’ between New Zealand and Australia
Travel without coronavirus quarantine not imminent, PMs say, but both formally agree to resume when safe to do so
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Australia and New Zealand have reached a formal agreement to establish a trans-Tasman travel “bubble” as soon as it is safe to allow flights between the two countries.
After New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern dialled in to a meeting of Australia’s national cabinet on Tuesday, she and Scott Morrison issued a joint statement saying they would pursue a trans-Tasman Covid-safe travel zone once Australia and New Zealand had eased current lockdown restrictions.