The first flight of the new Australia-New Zealand travel bubble brought many families long-awaited reunions.
Travellers from Sydney heading to Auckland said they were excited, emotional and unable to sleep in the lead-up to the trip.
The bubble has meant that residents from Australia were able to travel freely to New Zealand for the first time in more than a year.
Thousands of passengers were booked to fly between the two nations on Monday.
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