New Zealand's tight Covid-19 bubble was once globally lauded but for local business, the strict border controls increasingly feel like a straitjacket as a lack
WELLINGTON - New Zealand's tight Covid-19 bubble was once globally lauded but for local business, the strict border controls increasingly feel like a straitjacket as a lack on foreign workers and tourists squeezes the island nation's economy. Meat processors have cut production, grapes are withering on vines and a dearth of international visitors has some tourism operators worried they will.
As Australia and New Zealand are reopening their borders to fully vaccinated international visitors, few expect the tourism sector to bounce back to pre-COVID days in the near term.