Queensland's borders will open to New Zealand on Saturday for the first time in nine months.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk tweeted the update just after 7am on Friday morning.
The border will officially be open from 1am local time on December 12, with countless families now able to reunite in person in time for Christmas.
Queensland will open its borders to New Zealand for the first time in nine months on Saturday
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk tweeted the news just after 7am on Friday morning, which will see countless families reunited in time for Christmas
'More New Zealand citizens call Queensland home than any other Australian state,' Ms Palaszczuk said.
'With Kiwis able to travel to Queensland from tomorrow, families can finally be reunited in time for Christmas.'
Ms Palaszczuk said Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young had told her New Zealand was 'good to go'.
'We are hoping that eventually New Zealand will not have to do that hotel quarantine upon return and then there would be free flowing movement between the two,' she said on the Today show this morning.
'Basically they have reached the 28 days of zero community transmission and Dr Young advised me on Thursday that she was more than happy to allow New Zealanders to come into Queensland.
'It's a wonderful time of year to allow that to happen. All of the stars are aligned at the moment.'
Representatives from Ms Palaszczuk's office confirmed New Zealanders flying into the Sunshine State will not be required to enter into any form of hotel quarantine, according to the Courier Mail.
'Fingers crossed that everybody is keeping a really tight rein on their hotel quarantine for returning Australians coming home,' she said.
'That's the biggest risk I see at the moment, because in the Northern Hemisphere we are seeing a lot more Covid and we are detecting more in our hotel quarantine.
'So that's where the absolute 100 per cent surveillance needs to be happening right across our nation - and not just in Queensland.'
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (pictured above) also confirmed New Zealanders flying into the Sunshine State will not be required to enter into any form of hotel quarantine
Passengers will be able to fly from Auckland (pictured above) to Brisbane from December 12 for the first time in nine months
