Some 12,000 people were expected to leave Auckland on Wednesday. Domestic travel decreased from 23,000 passengers entering and leaving Auckland Airport each day, to about 600 passengers a day while the restrictions were in effect. Auckland residents wishing to leave the city must be doubly vaccinated or, if not vaccinated, produce a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of their departure. In Northland, there was a slow but steady arrival of Auckland residents, said Te Tai Tokerau border control leader Hone Harawira. Harawira said the checkpoints are not about keeping Auckland residents out, but about keeping Northland safe.

Source: The Guardian December 15, 2021 07:52 UTC