Friday's numbers were up 13 percent from last year, with just under 2.5 million people passed through security checkpoints.

Travellers seem undeterred by rising fares and the ongoing prescence of Covid-19.

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06 Dec: Efforts turn to helping survivors and recovering the dead after devastating floods in Indonesia

06 Dec: Two people have been left injured, one seriously, after a two-vehicle crash in North Canterbury's Amberley just after 10am

05 Dec: What time is the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and how to watch Oscar Piastri in championship race

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03 Dec: A man's been arrested after fleeing Police and crashing on State Highway 6 near Invercargill last night

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