At least one person who later tested positive for Covid-19 travelled to Wellington from Sydney last weekend.
Late last night New South Wales Health issued an alert identifying passengers on two flights between Sydney and Wellington as close contacts of at least one case of Covid-19.
The flights were Qantas QF-163, which left Sydney on Friday 18 June and landed in Wellington just after midnight on Saturday 19 June and Air New Zealand NZ-247, which left Wellington on the morning of Monday 21 June.
The New Zealand Ministry of Health has confirmed that any passengers on these flights must isolate immediately and call healthline for more information.
Travel between New South Wales and New Zealand has been paused.
