Doctors at Auckland Hospital have been told they can't fly to Australia for business or continuing education when the quarantine-free travel bubble opens later this month.
Auckland District Health Board has sent a directive to all staff advising it will not approve business travel and strongly discouraging staff heading across the Tasman for a holiday.
Those with dreams of a winter getaway are being asked to talk to their managers first - a move an employment lawyer says could jeopardise workers' privacy.
Amy Williams filed this report