we'll still have to quarantine for two weeks when we return though.
Of course, but all starts to put a bit of pressure on NZ Govt, to make it a 2 way travel bubble.
Most of the Australians states (WA still not?) now allowing Kiwis to arrive without the 2 week hotel MI requirement. Covid situation in Australia as a whole now no worse than NZ. NZ tourism industry would get a welcome boost from Aussie tourists. I'm sure NZ Govt looking at it closely now. This QLD announcement came as a bit of a surprise.
Managing or trying to separate passengers who are coming via Australia to NZ (ie only transiting though Aus) and therefore need to go into 2 weeks MI, from Australian resident travellers is probably the biggest challenge. But when I flew into NZ back in October from LA, there were a bunch of people just transiting through Auckland enroute to Brisbane. I presume the Australians are somehow separating those people on arrival, from those on the same plane coming direct from NZ?? Or maybe they have completely different planes ie no mixing of people from different origins.
A 2 way travel bubble, obviously makes games at the ROF a strong possibility.