This morning s restart of the travel-bubble with New South Wales has the thumbs up from an expert in disease spread modelling, who says the pause was wise, and it s now time to go ahead.
But an Australian epidemiologist said the travel pause was too soon, and New Zealand should be slower on the draw next time round.
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The three-day travel pause in quarantine-free travel between New South Wales and New Zealand resumed as the clock ticked over from midnight this morning, despite restrictions extended in Greater Sydney for a further week.
University of Canterbury professor Michael Plank said the pause gave experts time to investigate and assess the risk posed by the new cases. But, the specialist in modelling complex biological and social systems is satisfied those investigations showed re-opening to two-way travel is warranted.