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Experts say bubble brings little extra risk, but travellers should prepare for disruption.
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Travel bubble reaction: Relief for South Island as winter looms
'I think every plane will be full from Australia to Queenstown.'
Double tax warning for returning New Zealanders
Advice is to get tax help as soon as arriving in the country - or before if possible.
Influx of Aussie travellers could drive up holiday costs
Influx of Aussies could make cheap domestic holidays a distant memory.
NZ-Aussie bubble to get Cabinet sign-off - PM insists airlines don't know date yet
PM will announce start date for bubble today - and two dates are reportedly in mind.
Air NZ reviews refunds, gears up for transtasman bubble
Extra flights scheduled from April 19.
UK's 'vaccine passport' plans for public events
New tracing measures will be trialled at public events in May and FA Cup matches.
Air NZ flights show Australian travel bubble likely kick off later this month
The number of flights across the ditch quadruple in a couple of weeks' time.
New Covid variants have changed the game, and vaccines won't be enough
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Europe scrambles as Covid cases surge
Race to vaccinate against rising infections in France and Poland as UK eases restrictions.
Virus making 'a shift': New strain three times more deadly for the young
A new variant is proving to be up to three times more deadly for young people.
A bubble may lead to more returnees from Covid-ravaged places. Are we ready?
MIQ ventilation, exercise areas and pre-departure tests are all potential vulnerabilities.
Europe continues to struggle with highly infectious mutations of Covid-19
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India's daily virus cases soar past 100,000 for first time
Fatalities rose by 478, raising the country's death toll to 165,101.
Johnson & Johnson takes over US Covid vaccine factory after 15m doses spoiled
Financial Times: AstraZeneca to move production out of Baltimore facility after mix-up.
Pandemic leads to businesses recruiting doctors as 'chief medical officers'
Financial Times: The expertise of doctors turned executives is in high demand.
Will NZ be left high and dry in global movement for vaccinated countries? Hipkins responds
NZ's population vaccinated: 1pc, much lower than UK (46pc), US (30pc) and Canada (12pc).
Transtasman bubble: Airports, airlines ready to roll
Air NZ has 65% of pre-Covid schedule in system, Qantas says it will restore its network
New Zealand businesses must adapt to a fragmented post-COVID global economy
Strong grounds for believing rejuvenated global economy will be unlike what went before.
Taxpayers footed bill for extra MIQ after Australian refused Covid test
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Coronavirus Covid-19: Could this 'smart sleeve' make borders safer?
Scientists have designed a 'smart sleeve' they say could help reduce spread of Covid-19.
Covid has been a catastrophe. Can it also be an opportunity?
Financial Times: Health and economic costs aside, 'there are also reasons to be cheerful'.
How 'super-spreading' fuelled NZ's Covid outbreak
One in five adults responsible for up to 85 per cent of spread in NZ's Covid-19 outbreak.
More stillbirths and maternal deaths during pandemic, study shows
The analysis shows that chances of a stillbirth increased by 28 per cent in the pandemic.
No new community Covid cases, six cases in MIQ
More than 10,500 tests have been processed in the past three days.
Vaccine passports are latest flash point in Covid politics
Supporters say it would allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine.
'Not old enough': Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson haven't got vaccine yet
The 64-year-old Hollywood couple battled the virus last year and are in line for the jab.
Tourism NZ forecasts $1b boost if transtasman bubble opens
Aussies are already making plans to visit in the lead-up to Tuesday's travel announcement.
'Patient zero': Benedict Cumberbatch reveals Covid worries
Actor sick at end of 2019 after flying into South Africa, fears he spread virus globally.