Awesome. I went to Oz in 1969 and didn’t need a passport because we had free travel between the two countries. I think it was Muldoon who stopped this.
Awesome. I went to Oz in 1969 and didn’t need a passport because we had free travel between the two countries. I think it was Muldoon who stopped this.
@kiwialliance It was mainly due to Mr Big & his mates moving that heroin about which led to Passport Control being in enforced.
@kiwialliance Lols, I remember my Dad visiting me in Melbourne in the early 2000s thinking it was still passport free. Lucky to say the emergency passport ordered came through in time! 🤣😂
@kiwialliance Just checked transtasman passport requirement came into enforcement in 1981 under a Muldoon National Government
@kiwialliance just imagine all the 501 returnees lining up for their tickets back to Australia. Not!!!
@kiwialliance had completely forgotten that, I went to work there briefly in 1973 no passport was needed.
@kiwialliance Yes, I'd forgotten that! We went to Aus in 1978 and didn't need passports either. Apparently the requirement for NZers to have passports to enter Aus came from Australia in 1981 as a change to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement 1973. Before that it was all rather ad hock 😀