What transtasman flights will look like and avoiding unnecessary MIQ stays 6 Apr, 2021 06:47 AM 4 minutes to read PM Jacinda Ardern announces quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will begin on April 19. Video / Mark Mitchell PM Jacinda Ardern announces quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Australia will begin on April 19. Video / Mark Mitchell Thomas Bywater is a writer and digital producer for Herald Travelthomas.bywater@nzherald.co.nz@ThomasBywater "Rebook your flights," the prime minister Jacinda Ardern has told travellers set to arrive from Australia before the 19 April start of the safe-travel zone. The quarantine-free travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand is set to come into effect in a fortnight. However, there will be no lenience for travellers on the way to a place in MIQ from Australia.