Deputy Prime Minister M_McCormackMP says the decision to allow Australians to resume travelling to New Zealand is “very much in Prime Minister jacindaardern’s court”.
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack says the decision to allow Australians to resume travelling to New Zealand is “very much in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s court”. The federal government today announced a trans-Tasman travel bubble which will see NZ residents allowed to travel to New South Wales and the Northern Territory without having to undergo quarantine.
When probed as to when Australians might be able to begin travelling to NZ, Mr McCormack said discussions had been held between Ms Ardern and Prime Minister Scott Morrison and he would leave it to them to come to an arrangement. “But I know, having spoken to both Alan Joyce and Paul Scarr, the chief executive officers of Qantas and Virgin respectively, they are also very, very pleased with these arrangements,” Mr McCormack said.
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