Jo Raphael: India travel ban is temporary and will save lives 18 Apr, 2021 09:00 PM 3 minutes to read Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses media at opening of telehealth service in Auckland. OPINION From today, all across New Zealand and Australia many families are anticipating reunions on the opening of the quarantine-free travel bubble. Some will be sad, some will be joyous and for some, it will be simply a relief. For those who suffered through births and deaths by not being able to be with their loved ones during the closed borders, it will be too late. Read More Zoom funerals or welcoming a new grandchild to the world through FaceTime does not compare with the physical experience of touching your loved ones.