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New Zealand-Australia travel bubble to start on April 19

  • 06 Apr 2021
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses supporters at a Labour Party event in Wellington, New Zealand. File/Reuters

Quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will start on April 19, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.

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Ardern said the conditions for starting to open up quarantine-free travel with Australia have been met.

“Our team’s success in managing COVID-19 and keeping it out over the past 12 months now opens up the opportunity to reconnect with loved ones and resume Trans-Tasman travel,” Ardern said in a news conference.

Reuters

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