State border restrictions are holding up the resumption of travel between Australia and New Zealand, with leaders across the Tasman Sea becoming frustrated at the delays.
Key points:
- New Zealand’s Deputy PM says internal borders in Australia are delaying trans-Tasman travel
- Winston Peters says he does not want the plans to be held up by the “slowest state in Australia”
- Pressure is mounting on the Federal Government to have a travel bubble by the winter school holidays
New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has complained about the “roadblock of federalism” getting in the way of plans to create a trans-Tasman ‘travel bubble’ between the two countries.
While some states are now welcoming interstate tourists, others, such as Queensland and Western Australia, are still banning visitors from outside the state.
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