Unable to connect to realms

Me and all of my mates are unable to connect to our realms (I am the owner)

What I expected to happen was
1. I would go onto the Minecraft Realms menu
2. I would select my realm
3. I would press play
4. It would bring me to the connecting to the online server page
5. I would be signed into my Realms server.

What actually happened was
1. I went to the Minecraft Realms menu
2. I selected my realm
3. I pressed play
4. It would bring me to the connecting to the online server page
5. Then I got kicked back to the Minecraft Realms menu

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try to connect to realms.

Extra information:
-No text came up explaining why this is happening
-We are in New Zealand
-I believe this may be something to do with AUS Realms