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January 14, 2022
By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor The Cook Islands has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated New Zealanders, but with less fanfare and more trepidation than last year’s kick-off. The two-way quarantine-free travel bubble lasted just three months in 2021 before authorities pulled the pin due to Auckland’s delta outbreak of covid-19. Since ... <a title="Cook Islands reopens border with vaccinated New Zealanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/14/cook-islands-reopens-border-with-vaccinated-new-zealanders/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands reopens border with vaccinated New Zealanders">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2021
By Charlie Dreaver, RNZ News political reporter Cook Island businesses holding out for much needed tourists have now got a reprieve with a travel bubble with New Zealand less than two weeks away. It will start on May 17, with Air New Zealand offering flights from May 18. During yesterday’s announcement, Cook Islands Prime Minister ... <a title="Cook Islands PM on travel bubble: ‘Today, we start to rebuild’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/04/cook-islands-pm-on-travel-bubble-today-we-start-to-rebuild/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands PM on travel bubble: ‘Today, we start to rebuild’">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2021
While the trans-Tasman bubble today is “a significant day” for New Zealanders, any moves to open the borders to other countries will need to be be based on hard evidence, the prime minister says. After months of discussions, the trans-Tasman bubble is officially open. The prime ministers of New Zealand and Australia are describing it ... <a title="Trans-Tasman bubble opens – data key to other bubbles opening, says PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/trans-tasman-bubble-opens-data-key-to-other-bubbles-opening-says-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Trans-Tasman bubble opens – data key to other bubbles opening, says PM">Read more</a>
