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Five New Zealanders enter South Australia from interstate

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Five travellers from New Zealand have arrived in Adelaide after passing through other airports.

All of the travellers are now in hotel quarantine, South Australian Premier Steven Marshall told reporters at a press conference today.

Three of the New Zealanders arrived over the weekend, while the other two arrived this morning, he said.

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Mr Marshall said the State Government was now considering its border arrangements with New Zealand.

South Australia Premier Steven Marshall. 9News

Kiwis began arriving in Australia on Friday as part of the trans-Tasman travel bubble, which allows New Zealanders to enter NSW and the Northern Territory.

However, a total of 65 New Zealanders has chosen to travel on connecting flights from those states into Victoria since then.

After days of protest, the Victorian government today acknowledged that New Zealanders were free to Victoria from other states and did not need to quarantine upon arrival.

READ MORE: Victoria reluctantly part of trans-Tasman bubble

"If you are travelling from New Zealand and have passed all relevant immigration and biosecurity requirements as established by the Federal Government, NSW Government and Northern Territory Government, then you are able to travel to Victoria," the Department of Health and Human Services website says.

"You do not need to quarantine for 14 days on arrival in Victoria."

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A passenger returns at Sydney International Airport from New Zealand, Friday, 16 October 2020. The Federal government has approved from Friday 16 October 2020, passengers can travel from New Zealand to New South Wales quarantine-free during the COVID pandemic.  Sam Mooy

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews was seething about the arrivals at his daily press conference today, claiming the state had been forced into a travel bubble they did not want to be part of.

However, he conceded the state was now a part of the travel bubble.

"We are not particularly pleased that we were asked the question, do you want to be in a bubble, and it turns out that even though we said no, we are, but that is the fact of the matter, that is what we faced," he said.

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"It seems like the bubble applies to every part of our country, not just those that said yes. We can't change that."

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