passport question

Can somebody settle an argument for me please. To travel from Australia to
New Zealand you need a passport. Has this always been the case? Is it true
that a few years ago (maybe in the 80's or 90's) a passport wasn't needed
for an Australian citizen to travel to NZ? I know we don't need a visa.
Thanks in advance.

Absolutely true. In the late 60's certainly no passport was required by
nationals of either country for cross Tasman trips. I don't know when it
changed.



"freckles" wrote in message
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Can somebody settle an argument for me please. To travel from Australia to
New Zealand you need a passport. Has this always been the case? Is it true
that a few years ago (maybe in the 80's or 90's) a passport wasn't needed
for an Australian citizen to travel to NZ? I know we don't need a visa.
Thanks in advance.

"A Mate" wrote in message
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Absolutely true. In the late 60's certainly no passport was required by
nationals of either country for cross Tasman trips. I don't know when it
changed.



"freckles" wrote in message
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Can somebody settle an argument for me please. To travel from Australia
to New Zealand you need a passport. Has this always been the case? Is it
true that a few years ago (maybe in the 80's or 90's) a passport wasn't
needed for an Australian citizen to travel to NZ? I know we don't need a
visa. Thanks in advance.



Thanks for the info. Does anybody know when that changed? The guy I'm
arguing with says it only changed in the last 5-10 years.

"freckles" wrote in message
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"A Mate" wrote in message
u...
Absolutely true. In the late 60's certainly no passport was required by
nationals of either country for cross Tasman trips. I don't know when it
changed.



"freckles" wrote in message
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Can somebody settle an argument for me please. To travel from Australia
to New Zealand you need a passport. Has this always been the case? Is it
true that a few years ago (maybe in the 80's or 90's) a passport wasn't
needed for an Australian citizen to travel to NZ? I know we don't need a
visa. Thanks in advance.



Thanks for the info. Does anybody know when that changed? The guy I'm
arguing with says it only changed in the last 5-10 years.

Nope - it was further back than that. Earliest customs stamp in my passport
says 1988, but I haven't kept the previous passport to that one, but I think
it became compulsory in the lateseventies or early eighties.

"Fred" wrote in message
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"freckles" wrote in message
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"A Mate" wrote in message
u...
Absolutely true. In the late 60's certainly no passport was required by
nationals of either country for cross Tasman trips. I don't know when it
changed.



"freckles" wrote in message
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Can somebody settle an argument for me please. To travel from Australia
to New Zealand you need a passport. Has this always been the case? Is
it true that a few years ago (maybe in the 80's or 90's) a passport
wasn't needed for an Australian citizen to travel to NZ? I know we
don't need a visa. Thanks in advance.



Thanks for the info. Does anybody know when that changed? The guy I'm
arguing with says it only changed in the last 5-10 years.

Nope - it was further back than that. Earliest customs stamp in my
passport says 1988, but I haven't kept the previous passport to that one,
but I think it became compulsory in the lateseventies or early eighties.

Thanks. Looks like I win the argument.