The trans-Tasman travel bubble announced by our Prime Minister yesterday represents a new chapter in our response to, and recovery from, COVID-19. This arrangement with Australia is a world first: a quarantine-free zone between two countries who are both still maintaining an elimination strategy in response to COVID-19. We're doing this as it is safe to do so and are making sure we don't jeopardise the hard work New Zealanders have put in to make sure our response is one that works for all of us.