A Sydneysider who went to New Zealand as part of the travel bubble has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving home.
The person was in Wellington from Saturday 19 June until Monday 21 June.
It is understood the Australian caught the virus in Sydney before going on holiday, New Zealand's Ministry of Health said.
Genomic testing will show if the case is linked to the Bondi cluster.
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"This is the first time an Australian traveller has brought COVID-19 to NZ, and since gone home," the Ministry said in a statement.
"New Zealand authorities were notified by their Australian counterparts Tuesday evening and the established processes of contacting the case's close contacts and getting further information about their movements while in Wellington was initiated.
"At this stage four close contacts have been identified and are isolating.
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"Sites of interest that were visited will be advised as further contact tracing is undertaken.
"People who have been at these sites will need to isolate and should contact Healthline for further advice."
Two flights are now listed as exposure sites and people on them are told to isolate and get tested.
They are Qantas flight QF163 from Sydney to Wellington on Friday June 18, and Air New Zealand's NZ247 on Monday June 21.
New Zealand's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield told TVNZ that's he's not ruling out restrictions on the city of Wellington after the person visited.
He said a lockdown or wider mask use are options on the table.
Four people have been deemed close contacts, with that number expected to rise, he said.
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