The travel bubble is expected to be high on the agenda for Cook Islands PM. Photo / 123RFFrustration is building in the Cook Islands as it waits for a travel bubble with New Zealand. Work towards a bubble is ongoing, including the building of a Covid-19 PCR testing lab in the Cook Islands. It was due to open this month but due to shipping delays it was now expected to open mid-April. However, Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce chief executive Eve Hayden and Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council president Liana Scott say there is not enough communication coming from the Cook Islands Government about what was needed to prepare.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 24, 2021 17:52 UTC