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First time since pandemic was declared
New Zealand has opened its borders to tourists for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Fully-vaccinated Australians are allowed in from today and others - including Irish tourists - from next month.
Sky's Nicole Johnston's been speaking to people who have arrived in Wellington on the first flight from Australia.
She says people have been happy to adhere to one of the strictest border policies in the world:
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