Whether or not a two-way travel bubble with Australia will go ahead might be confirmed by officials today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says more details about the proposed transtasman bubble will be provided this afternoon when it is discussed at a Cabinet meeting. Speaking to TVNZ's Breakfast, she said: "I have said that it is close - that we do expect to be in the position to open up the bubble soon." "We've had 12 gatherings of our officials, between the two countries, to work on country-to-country arrangement. Put to her again that many people here were calling for the transtasman bubble to open now, she said officials made decisions based on health advice, not on public petitions.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 21, 2021 20:02 UTC