Queensland borders to reopen to New Zealand within 24 hours

Queensland's borders will reopen to New Zealand travellers as of 1am on Saturday, December 12, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced.

The state leader confirmed the border change early on Friday morning on Nine's Today and said she was given the all-clear by Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young on Thursday night.

"They [New Zealand] have reached the 28 days of zero community transmission, and Dr Young advised me yesterday that she was more than happy to allow New Zealanders to come into Queensland," Ms Palaszczuk told Today.

"And 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.

In a separate tweet, the Queensland Premier said "more New Zealand citizens call Queensland home than any other Australian state".

"With Kiwis able to travel to Queensland from tomorrow, families can finally be reunited in time for Christmas," she tweeted on Friday.