Australians who use the New Zealand travel bubble to fly onto the rest of the world could potentially face prison.
As reported by 9News, New Zealand Customs this week said it has no power to stop Australians leaving that country to travel anywhere else - despite Aussies still being under a strict travel ban for the rest of the world.
And while this week Australian authorities simply warned people who did fly on further it would be tough to get back to Australia, it appears to be cracking down on those planning to use the back door route to visit family overseas or holiday elsewhere.
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