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Pre-departure Covid tests required in Australia to come to NZ

05:34 am on 30 June 2021

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Almost half of Australia will wake up in lockdown this morning- the other half will be able to travel to New Zealand from Monday after the Government announced it would lift the travel pause with Covid-free states. But there's a small catch, travellers coming from Australia to New Zealand will require a negative pre-departure covid-19 test within 72 hours of their flight and as Ella Stewart reports, the cost isn't cheap.