Docker123 Posted June 4, 2020 #176 Share Posted June 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: But for a hour or two you can put up with the great unwashed. Perhaps once there has been a vaccine developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 4, 2020 #177 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, SinbadThePorter said: A big disappointment to fans of miserable bone chilling winds on both sides of the Tasman.🥶 It isn't windy every day thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 4, 2020 Author #178 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Transtasman bubble: Expert group lodges plan with New Zealand, Australian governments https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12337337 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rassa Posted June 4, 2020 #180 Share Posted June 4, 2020 14 hours ago, SinbadThePorter said: A big disappointment to fans of miserable bone chilling winds on both sides of the Tasman.🥶 Don't think you could say that of Byron Bay and looking more interesting as our weather turns cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted June 4, 2020 #181 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Rassa said: Don't think you could say that of Byron Bay and looking more interesting as our weather turns cold. Byron Bay? Currently 13.2C, feels like 7.9C with a 30 km WSW wind and showery. Brrrr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 5, 2020 #182 Share Posted June 5, 2020 34 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Byron Bay? Currently 13.2C, feels like 7.9C with a 30 km WSW wind and showery. Brrrr! It is nicer here in Canberra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted June 5, 2020 #183 Share Posted June 5, 2020 19 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: It is nicer here in Canberra. -4.9 overnight and currently 6.8 according to BOM. Not my idea of nice.😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 5, 2020 #184 Share Posted June 5, 2020 BOM is wrong, I am sitting here in the sun having lunch and it is a beautiful at 14 degrees, no rain, or wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted June 8, 2020 #185 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Interesting opinion piece about the impact travel bubbles might have on the world: Welcome to a World of Bubbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted June 8, 2020 #186 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Well done NZ. 🥂 "New Zealand will lift all domestic COVID-19 restrictions from Tuesday. There are no active cases of the coronavirus left in New Zealand and no new cases in more than a fortnight. The only restrictions that will remain will be international border controls." Source ABC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 8, 2020 #187 Share Posted June 8, 2020 2 hours ago, By The Bay said: Well done NZ. 🥂 "New Zealand will lift all domestic COVID-19 restrictions from Tuesday. There are no active cases of the coronavirus left in New Zealand and no new cases in more than a fortnight. The only restrictions that will remain will be international border controls." Source ABC Good stuff, we were doing well here in the ACT but have just had an international diplomat come in and present with Covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted June 8, 2020 #188 Share Posted June 8, 2020 10 hours ago, By The Bay said: Well done NZ. 🥂 "New Zealand will lift all domestic COVID-19 restrictions from Tuesday. There are no active cases of the coronavirus left in New Zealand and no new cases in more than a fortnight. The only restrictions that will remain will be international border controls." Source ABC That's what success looks like, despite some other politician's claims. Now it's up to them to decide how to go forward, instead of having things forced on them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted June 10, 2020 #189 Share Posted June 10, 2020 "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." Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 10, 2020 Author #190 Share Posted June 10, 2020 1 hour ago, By The Bay said: "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." Source Yes ...if Australia can’t decide as a whole ,he is suggesting the possibility of State by State travel bubble with NZ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted June 10, 2020 #191 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hmmm, that could be interesting. NSW, Victoria and the ACT never closed their borders but I suspect those states aren't the ones that most Kiwis want to travel to at this time of year. And all hell would break out if Queensland opened it's border to NZ an not to NSW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 10, 2020 #192 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I think it is worth considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsam12 Posted June 10, 2020 #193 Share Posted June 10, 2020 3 hours ago, MicCanberra said: I think it is worth considering. My (personal) issue with that is our Christmas/New Year cruise to NZ and Vanautu sails from Sydney. Unless Royal Caribbean can move the departure port to Brisbane, we need NSW open. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 10, 2020 Author #194 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Word is NZ ...might... get a aTrans Pacific bubble before a Trans Tasman bubble , in order to help tourism which has been savaged . Looks like the Islands for winter sun instead of Gold Coast .🏝🏖🏝 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky55 Posted June 10, 2020 #195 Share Posted June 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: Word is NZ ...might... get a aTrans Pacific bubble before a Trans Tasman bubble , in order to help tourism which has been savaged . Looks like the Islands for winter sun instead of Gold Coast .🏝🏖🏝 So the South Pacific Islands are talking of opening to tourism?? To safe countries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility Base Posted June 10, 2020 #196 Share Posted June 10, 2020 22 minutes ago, Porky55 said: So the South Pacific Islands are talking of opening to tourism?? To safe countries? The prime country under discussion is the Cook Islands. They make a very good case for early consideration if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted June 10, 2020 Author #197 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Cook Islands is located between French Polynesia and American Samoa. It is self-governing in 'free association' with New Zealand. That means that while it administers its own affairs, Cook Islanders are New Zealand citizens who are free to live and work here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 11, 2020 #198 Share Posted June 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: Word is NZ ...might... get a aTrans Pacific bubble before a Trans Tasman bubble , in order to help tourism which has been savaged . Looks like the Islands for winter sun instead of Gold Coast .🏝🏖🏝 NZ needs to do what is best for them, I am hoping we get included soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted June 11, 2020 #199 Share Posted June 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Tranquility Base said: The prime country under discussion is the Cook Islands. They make a very good case for early consideration if possible. That really is the equivalent of Australia re establishing flights to Norfolk Island, hardly international travel😕. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted June 11, 2020 #200 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Balsam12 said: My (personal) issue with that is our Christmas/New Year cruise to NZ and Vanautu sails from Sydney. Unless Royal Caribbean can move the departure port to Brisbane, we need NSW open. NSW never closed its borders to visitors from other Australian states, although like all the states non-essential travel was restricted during the lockdown. However Australian borders are still closed to overseas visitors. This is not a State issue, it is a Federal issue. For your cruise to go ahead you need the international borders open AND cruise ships permitted back to Australian ports. Even if the Trans Tasman bubble goes ahead and includes cruises it is unlikely that your itinerary will remain the same as Vanuatu would be outside the TT bubble. Edited June 11, 2020 by OzKiwiJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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