Originally Posted by
kiwifrequentflyer
An article on Stuff today reiterated the idea that the Pacific Islands would come after Australia. I really wish someone would explain *why* - because I really don't believe Australia has done anything to indicate that an early bubble between us would upset them, given their plans to implement this bubble in the future when they open our TT bubble anyway. If they are upset, then they must have said this privately, because public statements by the Australian PM indicate otherwise.
Perhaps just more realistically its the fact that the government is too busy right now to deal with it.
A couple of possibilities, centered on the NZ recovery and the safety of the Islands:
- More in it for the NZ economy to open to Australia and get Aussies to NZ, than having Kiwis go to the Islands
- More in it for NZ business to travel to Aussie, and possibly vv, than having Kiwis go to the Islands
- More robust and sophisticated border screening systems in place in Australia than in the Islands
- Australia more resilient and capable at handling an outbreak than should an outbreak occur in the Islands