Auckland tourism operators are preparing for a bleak winter with no international tourists arriving in the foreseeable future.
Government figures show international visitors accounted for more than half of the $9 billion spent by tourists in Auckland last year.
There's a prospect of getting some tourists from Australia if we form a trans-Tasman travel bubble.
That will be canvassed later today when the Prime Minister patches in to Australia's national Cabinet meeting via video link.
Ardern says both countries are in the enviable position of being able to consider re-opening their borders to one another.
She cautioned such a step would be a boon for the economy, but cautions it won't occur in the next few weeks.
Tourism reporter Tess Brunton has more.
