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Quarantine-free travel from Brisbane, Gold Coast to resume tomorrow

By Anna Whyte, Former 1News Digital Reporter
July 12, 2021
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Passenger at airport - stock image. (Source: istock.com)

New Zealand's quarantine-free travel bubble with Queensland is set to resume from 11.59pm tonight. 

In a statement from the Ministry of Health, it said officials confirmed the health risk due to Covid-19 was now low. 

All returnees will need negative PCR pre-departure tests within 72 hours of departure.

On June 26, the entire bubble was closed off for people travelling from Australia. It re-opened state-by-state, with NSW still closed off. 

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said the Queensland bubble would be reviewed this week. 

Anyone who had been in NSW since June 26 is not allowed to fly into New Zealand. Travellers must return a negative PCR pre-departure test within 72 hours of flying.

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A view of Brisbane's central city. (Source: istock.com)

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