Queensland will reopen its borders to New Zealand from Saturday, helping to reunite families in time for Christmas, the Australian state's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Friday.

New Zealanders will not be required to undergo two-week hotel quarantine when they arrive in Queensland as is the case for all other international arrivals, Xinhua news agency quoted the premier as saying.

"People coming from New Zealand from 1 a.m. tomorrow will be welcomed  into Queensland and we are expecting that finally NO formalities in new Zealand of  hotel quarantine will be exercised upon return, and there would be independent  movement between the two.

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"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 added

Travellers from New Zealand were previously able to fly into other three Australian states including New South Wales, but they were still required to quarantine upon return to New Zealand.

Palaszczuk said she expectations to see restrictions improved even further to allow free travel between the two countries, which is expected to boost the economies of both New Zealand and Queensland which are greatly dependent on tourism.

Queensland only recently reopened to Australia's two largest cities after more than eight months of restrictions and has been steadfast in putting the need to maintain virus suppression ahead of swift reopening.

Meanwhile, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that her government was working towards creating an Australia-wide travel bubble and Queensland's decision wouldn't change the process, 9 News reported.

"When we reopen, we will be looking to do that with Australia as a whole and we'll need to have protocols in place for how that will work.

"Individual states reopening doesn't change our approach for now," she added.