New Zealand-Cook Islands travel bubble given launch date

WELLINGTON: The Cook Islands will open its border for the first time since March 2020, with New Zealand residents able to visit the small Pacific nation from May 17, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday. The "travel bubble" will allow New Zealanders and Cook Islanders to travel between both countries without the need to quarantine, dpa news agency reported citing Ardern as further saying. One-way quarantine-free travel from the Cook Islands to New Zealand has been possible since January. The bubble was a "significant step" in both countries' Covid-19 recovery, and a direct result of both New Zealand and the Cook Islands' successful response to the pandemic, Ardern said. (IANS)

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