The genie could be out of the bottle in New Zealand, where one COVID-19 case jumped to a cluster of 10 on Wednesday, the first day of a new nationwide lockdown.
New Zealand has moved to make good from sins of the past, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issuing a formal state apology for historic racist policing of Pacific people.
Victoria has joined NSW on a do not fly list from the New Zealand government. The growing Melbourne outbreak has prompted New Zealand to close the trans-Tasman bubble to Victoria for four days.