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EPISODE · May 3, 2020 · 6 MIN

Jim Boult: Queenstown disappointed by alert level 2 travel restrictions

from Politics Central · host Newstalk ZB

Popular tourism towns are disappointed in the potential rules for Alert Level 2.The Government announced last week that safely reconnecting families and communities was a "social and economic necessity" but re-iterated people should still avoid non-essential travel during level 2.Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult told The Weekend Collective getting domestic travel back up and running is a priority for many towns who rely on tourism."We're making submissions to Government to have social distancing laws in relation to travel restricted so we can get a decent level of domestic business back into the town."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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