Photo: Getty ImagesNational Party leader Judith Collins has ramped up the calls for a trans Tasman bubble, saying if the Prime Minister continued to drag her heels she would "end up with the death of Queenstown on her." And if the Prime Minister doesn't pull finger and get on with this [she is] going to end up with the death of Queenstown on her." WHAT ABOUT THE COOK ISLANDS? There are hopes a two-way bubble with the Cook Islands could become a reality soon after Ardern announced Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown will visit New Zealand next week. However, the Government is yet to give approval for New Zealanders (other than Cook Islands citizens and residents) to travel to the Cook Islands.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2021 22:57 UTC