Good News for Travellers With ‘Seamless’ Trans-Tasman Border in the Works

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins (R) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a Ceremony of Welcome at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on July 26, 2023. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Trans-Tasman travellers can look forward to a “seamless experience” when flying between Australia and New Zealand, with the potential for complimentary smart gates on the table.

Both prime ministers met in Wellington on July 26 for the annual Australia-New Zealand leaders’ meeting celebrating a relationship described as “unlike any other.”