New Zealand-Australia travel bubble suspension extended as guests from Auckland’s Pullman Hotel make their way across the Tasman

Australia’s travel bubble with New Zealand has been put on hold for another three days, meaning more disruptions for any trans-Tasman travellers.

The decision made by the Federal Government comes as more cases have been confirmed in New Zealand, with more testing and contact tracing underway across the ditch.

More pressingly, there are fears that cases from the quarantine hotel in Auckland may have already reached Australia.

As a result, mandatory hotel quarantine will remain in place for all New Zealanders travelling to Australia until 2:00pm AEDT on Sunday, January 31.

Here’s the current state of affairs between the neighbouring countries.