Auckland COVID-19 Border Restrictions Ease To Allow Travel Outside Region

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 15: Police check north bound traveller's vaccination passes or negative covid tests at the Northland checkpoint at Uretiti on SH1 on December 15, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland's boundary restrictions officially lifted at 11:59 on Tuesday 14 December, with residents permitted to travel outside the Auckland area for the first time since restrictions were imposed due to COVID-19. Travellers leaving the Auckland area need to be either fully vaccinated or have a negative test within 72 hours of departure. This requirement will be in place for the core summer period of December 15 2021 to January 17 2022. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)