Trans Tasman Bubble
My Current Song: Hello Hello by The Eyes Open (ft Aly Cook)
Kiwi country singer Aly Cook has strong ties to the Aussie music scene, so it's perhaps no surprise that she's working as part of a New Zealand and Australian music collective. The Eyes Open's new… Audio
Trans-Tasman bubble deflating but not popped yet, govt says
The trans-Tasman bubble is deflating, but the government says it's not going to pop - for now at least.
The are now three Australian states with a travel pause in place, with the announcement… Audio
Sydney braces for lockdown extension with $4b business support
Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about Sydney's Covid outbreak after 89 new cases were recorded yesterday. Audio
Melbourne epidemiologist on Sydney Covid-19 community case
Flights from New South Wales to New Zealand will be paused from midnight tonight for 48 hours in the wake of a case of Covid-19 in Sydney with no yet-known source.
Professor Tony Blakely talks to… Video, Audio
Covid-19 in Sydney: Racing to trace mystery community case
Australia is racing the clock to find out where a mystery community Covid-19 case has come from; with no obvious links between the infected Sydney man in his 50s and others with the virus.
Genome… Video, Audio
Trans-Tasman travel again: The latest from Sydney
RNZ tourism reporter Tess Brunton and videographer Simon Rogers were on board one of the first flights from New Zealand to Australia under the new trans-Tasman travel bubble today.
Tess joins Lisa… Video, Audio
Tears, hugs at airports as trans-Tasman travel bubble begins
It was like scenes from Love Actually - emotions have been running high at airports in New Zealand and Australia today as the trans-Tasman travel bubble burst into action.
For the first time in a… Video, Audio
Just half of Kiwis in favour of trans-Tasman travel bubble
The latest survey from Research New Zealand shows that only half of us are in favour of the trans-Tasman bubble, with fears of Australians bringing Covid-19 into the country being the main reason… Audio
Professor Gary McLean on the longevity of Covid-19 immunity
New Zealand Professor Gary McLean is with us to look at all of the latest news relating to the Covid-19 pandemic, including what the longevity of immunity is likely to be and how Covid-19 has become a… Audio
Auckland Airport's split terminal ready for trans-Tasman travel
Auckland Airport is putting the finishing touches on its new twin terminal in anticipation of the return of quarantine-free travel on April 19.
Travellers from countries outside the bubble will be… Video, Audio
Could travel bubble cause skills spill to Australia?
The Trans-Tasman bubble could risk skilled engineering and allied professionals leaving for Australia, deepening the shortage here, and making it harder to complete large infrastructure projects… Audio
Trans-Tasman travel complex but essential - Aus tourism leader
Trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel is essential, even if it might be complicated, the Australian Tourism Industry council says.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday that… Video, Audio
Aus, NZ tourism operators cautiously optimistic about bubble
Tourism operators on both sides of the Tasman are cautiously optimistic about the return of travellers with hopes a bubble will open sooner rather than later.
The Prime Minister has promised to… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Chris Wikaira and Brigitte Morten
Our Sunday panelists discuss the Covid-19 situation in New Zealand, whether domestic travel is the backbone of our travel industry, and whether we should be funding an America's Cup that is not held… Audio
NZ-AUS quarantine-free travel expected by end of April
New Zealanders and Australians could be winging their way over the Tasman for quarantine free visits by the end of next month.
Since Australia pulled out of trans-Tasman bubble talks in February… Audio
'We're ready' as businesses hang on for trans-Tasman travel deal - Auckland Airport CEO
Hundreds of businesses are hanging on for New Zealand and Australia to establish a quarantine-free travel arrangement, Auckland Airport's chief executive says.
There have been months of negotiations… Video, Audio
Govt under pressure again for trans-Tasman travel bubble
The government is once again under pressure to adopt a two-way trans-Tasman travel bubble.
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the country is ready for a reciprocal bubble arrangement, and… Audio
NZ-Australia flights cancelled after new Covid-19 community case
Australia has shut the door to New Zealanders for quarantine-free travel for at least 72 hours, despite no change in our alert level.
Airlines responded by cancelling flights. It has thrown question… Video, Audio
Increased talk of a trans-Tasman bubble forming before
There's increased talk about fast tracking a trans-Tasman bubble before Christmas. Associate Professor of Tourism at Otago University, Dr Julia Albrecht joins The Panel discussion. Audio
'Bank of Mum and Dad' putting parents at risk
Bruce Sheppard is founder and managing partner of accounting firm Gilligan Sheppard. He joins the show to discuss the potential pitfalls of younger people relying on the Bank of Mum and Dad to get a… Audio