First Up for Wednesday 15 December 2021
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Waka Kotahi warning travellers of delays, have patience
5:52 AM.Joining Nathan Rarere is Waka Kotahi's Regional Manager of Operations and Maintenance for Northland and Auckland, Jacqui Hori-Hoult. Audio
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Reporter Chen Liu at "old" southern border checkpoint
5:48 AM.RNZ reporter Chen Liu is at the border South of Auckland where the checkpoint has been dismantled after nearly 4 months in place, stopping Aucklanders from leaving the city. Audio
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First Up's Ellie Jay at Auckland Airport where its getting busy
5:45 AM.Let's go now back to Auckland airport now where they're gearing up for a busy old day and days ahead as Aucklanders are now free to travel. Our producer Ellie Jay is there.. Audio
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School pupils promote Waihi with Why Not Waihi?
5:36 AM.Since lockdown the small North island town of Waihi has seen vistor numbers drop by 70% and the students of Waihi central school were keen to let New Zealanders know the town is open for business… Read more Audio
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A busy AK Airport says allow an hour, show vaccine passports
5:26 AM.Let's go to Auckland Airport where its expected to be a busy day now that Auckland's border has come down and residents are free to travel throughout the country. Passengers will need to be vaccinated… Read more Audio
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First Up's Ellie Jay at Auckland Airport before 6am flights
5:18 AM.Let's go now to Auckland airport because for the first time in four months, Aucklanders can fly wherever they want.. and anyone else in New Zealand can fly to Auckland.. The only catch is you need to… Read more Audio
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Japan: not keen on visitors no matter where they're from
5:13 AM.As we just heard, Australia is opening up to travellers from Japan and South Korea this week after ending its travel pause implemented in response to the Omicron variant of covid. Nathan Rarere caught… Read more Audio
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Real estate agency suggests tenants buy landlords gifts
5:07 AM.We begin this morning in Australia, where the number of covid-19 cases in Victoria and New South Wales continue to rise.. joining Nathan Rarere from the relative safe-haven of Brisbane is our Pam… Read more Audio
