A grandmother who travelled from Australia was overwhelmed as she met her Kiwi grandchild for the first time today as the trans-Tasman bubble officially opened.
Tens of thousands are expected to take advantage of the quarantine-free arrangement as it began today.
There are 20 trans-Tasman flights arriving in Auckland today, with the first one touching down just after midday.
A grandmother that had not seen her daughter for “over a year” was reunited not just with her but also her grandchild, Jordan, who she’d never met.
“It’s very emotional, we’ve waited so long,” the teary grandmother said.
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“It’s just fantastic.”
“I haven’t been back in New Zealand for over a year, so it’s really special,” she said.
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