30 Aug 2021

Kiwis enjoying extended stay in Cook Islands due to NZ lockdown

From First Up, 5:43 am on 30 August 2021

Kiwis holidaying in the Cook Islands say its a pretty good place to wait out the storm, while New Zealand remains in lockdown. Since the opening of the travel bubble in May, kiwi tourists have been flocking to the island nation to get a taste of the sunshine. After the first community case was discovered in Auckland two weeks ago, the Cook islands government swifty suspended the bubble, leaving New Zealanders stuck in a sticky situation. But as Ella Stewart reports while most flew home after they heard the news, a few decided to stay on.