Frustration is building in the Cook Islands as it waits for a travel bubble with New Zealand.
The bubble is expected to be high on the agenda for Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, who arrives in New Zealand today - the first foreign head of state to visit since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Work towards a bubble is ongoing, including the building of a Covid-19 PCR testing lab in the Cook Islands. It was due to open this month but due to shipping delays it was now expected to open mid-April.
The Cooks Islands is also preparing to roll out its Bluetooth-enabled contact tracing app, CookSafe+.