Video / Sky News AustraliaVictorian Premier Daniel Andrews said officials "had no choice" but to put the state into a snap lockdown. Pedestrians on Bourke Street hours before the May lockdown in Melbourne, Australia. Freeze on transtasman bubbleQuarantine-free travel from Victoria to New Zealand has been paused from 1.59am (NZT) on Friday. On Wednesday, Hipkins said Kiwis in Melbourne worried the Victoria travel bubble could be paused should come home as soon as possible. Anyone who has been at a location of interest in Melbourne cannot travel to New Zealand.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 15, 2021 04:17 UTC