Why a trans-Tasman bubble by April is still on the cards

The border is still up. Kiwis returning from anywhere in the world – with the exception of Australia and some Pacific nations – will have to get a Covid-19 test before boarding their planes from Monday. Australia is recovering from another Covid outbreak that hit New South Wales just before Christmas. So what, realistically, are the odds of a trans-Tasman​ bubble opening by the end of March, as the Government signalled in December? Still pretty good.