erolz66 wrote:Such a twat. Do you know what the word CURRENTLY means ? When you said on 30th June 2021 "We can just jump on a direct Air NZ flight there." you were just plain wrong / talking bollocks (as per ususal). Even today you can NOT 'just jump on a flight to NZ'. Even from Monday the 5th you can not 'just jump on a flight to NZ', you will also need a PCR test 72 hours before your flight. Such a twat.
Australian states are even restricting travel between them, and these restrictions are far more difficult to circumvent than NZ. An example- Adelaide has restricted all non essential travel to and from NSW (Sysdney), to and from Queensland (Brisbane), to and from Northern Territory, to and from western Australia (Perth). we can travel to Melbourne, and Tasmania and vice versa. Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Australian capital Territory, Tasmania, NSW and Victoria have similar restrictions with some minor variatioin bewteen state to state but not much.
That prevents travel bewteen the states for any non essential purpose - including vacations and R&R. The chances of getting on a plane whilst all that is in place is zilch.
Unless of course you are in the essential worker category. essential workers are:
Any government official or politician
Any member of The Australian Defence Forces, Border Control or Customs
Any member of law enforcement
Pretty much all Government Department staff
Emergency services workers
Diplomats
Judiciary and court staff
Foreign dignitaries and diplomats/politicians and governments
Medical staff - doctors, nurses, specialists
miners
Petroleum Industry
Flight Crews
and any company or business that applies for an exception - usually big business are granted them for their executives if they have a valid reason.
Sports people and teams under some strict controls (Australian Open, Olympics, Cricket, Rugby, Australian football)
Hollywood who are shooting their films in Australia atm - yes these snotty nosed LA celebs come and go as they please
And there might be a few others. Always the money talks and the bullshit walks obviously. So the system isn't even handed. Always rules for some and a different set of rules for people with deep pockets. If you own a fish and chips shop or sell kebabs it's tough titties. But if you are an executive of a big enterprise or multinational, you can do what you want.
That's what they do down here in Australia and NZ. And the effort is very much coordinated between Australia and NZ as if they are 2 states of the same country which is practically what they are. new Zealanders won't admit it, but NZ is virtually an Australian dependancy vassal state. They get pissed off when you tell them, but deep down thy know it's true.