Air New Zealand is advertising daily commercial flights to the Cook Islands, ahead of any official travel-bubble announcement. It's one of a series of signs that the two countries are on the verge of resuming quarantine-free, two-way travel. The Cook Islands' Mark Brown has alluded to an imminent bubble in a statement on Wednesday, saying the country will capitalise on its New Zealand meetings in coming weeks. Meanwhile, National Party leader Judith Collins told RNZ on Wednesday a Cook Islands bubble was due on the first of May. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown meets with NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta for talks.

Source: Stuff April 07, 2021 01:31 UTC