Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

The travel bubble between the Cook Islands and New Zealand will remain open despite our Omicron outbreak.The Cook Islands held an emergency cabinet meeting last night.There is a new restriction though - no unvaccinated people will be allowed entry from Thursday.Robert Skews, the managing director of the Turama Pacific Travel Group told Roman Travers the news is a huge relief.“70 percent of our revenue here in the Cooks is derived from tourism and so after two years we’re a little bit desperate.”LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.