Sydney Outbreak Pops New Zealand’s Travel Bubble With Australia

A traveller departs for New Zealand at Sydney International Airport on April 19, 2021, as Australia and New Zealand opened a trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel bubble. Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images

The Greater Sydney outbreak of the CCP virus has burst Australia’s travel bubble with New Zealand (NZ), with NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announcing the travel pause on Friday.

The pause in quarantine free travel, which will begin at 11.59 p.m. in New Zealand (10 p.m. in Australia), will last eight weeks.