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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20 Oct: F1 standings: Oscar Piastri says too early for McLaren to prioritise drivers as Max Verstappen continues charge

20 Oct: A Dunedin man's been charged over an alleged drunken snooze - while leaving his foot on his car's accelerator pedal

20 Oct: Police says motorbike riders must take care, after four crashes at an organised police, monitored event on Saturday - between Whatawhata North and Huntly

19 Oct: Liam Lawson's joining other Formula One drivers in lamenting the Texas after qualifying for tonight's US Grand Prix

19 Oct: State Highway 73 at Rocky Point, in the South Island's West Coast is reopen after a slip

18 Oct: A crash in Northland has closed Matai Bay Road near Carrington Estate on the Karikari Peninsula

18 Oct: A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon

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The stand-off between Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball New Zealand has brought the government and opposition off the bench, calling for the impasse to end 7:57

Law and Order:
A Christchurch farm park's devastated after six rabbits have been stolen in two weeks 7:57

Business:
Praise for the Government's loosening of climate reporting rules 7:47

Entertainment:
Kevin Costner's ex-wife Christine Baumgartner has remarried almost two years after her divorce from the actor was finalised 7:30

Netball:
Silver Ferns defender Parris Mason has returned to the side's match-day squad for the second Constellation Cup netball test against Australia in Sydney tonight 7:27

Rugby League:
Reece Walsh will make his debut for Australia in Sunday's opening Ashes league test against England at Wembley Stadium in London 7:17

Law and Order:
Police are vowing to get justice for Baby Ru - two years on from the Lower Hutt infant's death 7:07

Entertainment:
Sharon Osbourne is mourning the death of her beloved dog Elvis just three months after she lost her husband Ozzy Osbourne 7:00

Entertainment:
King Charles has secretly recorded a podcast episode with Cate Blanchett 6:30

Entertainment:
David Beckham has playfully poked fun at his wife Victoria Beckham's lack of cooking skills 6:00

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