But in 10 areas to the north and west, there are renewed stay at home orders and border patrols between suburbs. There were 349 new cases across Australia during the preceding seven days, a leap of 140 per cent from the week before. READ MORE:* Air New Zealand cancels passenger services to Melbourne for two weeks* Why the Trans-Tasman travel bubble is dead* Coronavirus: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern compares notes with 'early movers' Singapore, Australia, DenmarkWith this, the already mirage-like vision of a trans-Tasman travel bubble has receded even further. New Zealand was always keener on the bubble than Australia, partly because the logistics of different states with different rules complicated matters on the other side of the ditch. There were vague hopes that some kind of bubble could be created in time for the July school holidays.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2020 17:02 UTC