Cabinet ministers will discuss a transtasman travel bubble with Australia on Monday with a view to mid to late April as a potential start date, the Herald understands. Meanwhile Christchurch Airport says it is ready for a two-way transtasman bubble, and has been since October. The Ministry of Health graph shows that there should currently be about 30,000 vaccination doses being administered each week. Photo / SuppliedThe National Party has been pushing the Government on opening the travel bubble now, and a petition it started this week has now collected about 37,000 signatures. Cabinet ministers are expected to consider a start date for a transtasman travel bubble with Australia on Monday.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 17, 2021 23:21 UTC