Australia and New Zealand have finally agreed on a travel bubble.
The first stage of the Trans-Tasman bubble will only allow Kiwis to fly to New South Wales and the Northern Territory.
Planes are expected to start flying into the air as early as within the next fortnight.
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Sadly, Aussies won't be able to fly across the ditch to do the same, as our country still has some work to do to ensure no one who is sick gets on a plane.
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said it's an important first step to ensuring the travel relationship between New Zealand and Australia remains strong.
"This is the first stage in what we hope to see as a trans-Tasman bubble between the two countries, not just that state and that territory," he said.
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"This will allow New Zealanders and other residents in New Zealand who have not been in an area designated as a COVID-19 hotspot in New Zealand in the preceding 14 days to travel quarantine-free."
He added that there will soon be other destinations that Kiwis will be able to visit without having to quarantine.
"South Australia are very close to agreeing to these terms and agreeing to be the next jurisdiction to come on board," he said. "They will certainly probably be the next cab off the rank."
Naturally, there will be loads of Aussies who will be devastated to know that they won't be jet setting across the Tasman any time soon.
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The country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Australian authorities still need to work out how to set up a hotspot system, whereby small locations are banned from travelling, rather than the whole state or territory.
It will also be up to Ms Ardern on when the next stage of the travel bubble begins.
Mr McCormack said: "I know if Jacinda Ardern wants to have Australians going into New Zealand, that will be up to her. I know Prime Ministers Morrison and Ardern have had those discussions, it's very much in Prime Minister Ardern's court at the moment."
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