New Zealand's leaders are dragging their feet on a reconnection plan with the rest of the world, promising details in a month's time. Like Australia, New Zealand has followed an elimination strategy to fight COVID-19, which requires hard borders and a rigorous quarantine system. But unlike Australia, Jacinda Ardern is yet to spell out even a top-line strategy on relaxing those restrictions. Unlike Australia, Jacinda Ardern is yet to spell out even a top-line strategy on relaxing those hard borders and quarantine restrictions Earlier this month, Scott Morrison unveiled a high-level four-stage approach to returning Australia to somewhere near pre-COVID normalities.