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![Heartwarming reunions and farewells at Auckland Airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Heartwarming reunions and farewells at Auckland Airport
To celebrate Kiwis’ desire to hug and the opening of its new traveller drop-off and pick-up zone, Auckland Airport had a “hug cam” operating last week. Video / Auckland Airport
![Baltimore bridge, airport upgrade and economic plan | Focus Morning Bulletin March 27, 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Baltimore bridge, airport upgrade and economic plan | Focus Morning Bulletin March 27, 2024
The search for survivors continues after Baltimore bridge collapse, Auckland Airport’s new $300m transport hub and the Government set to unveil its economic plan in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZHerald
![Latam flight plunge ‘a black swan event’, former commercial jet pilot says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Latam flight plunge ‘a black swan event’, former commercial jet pilot says
Plane plunge horror: 'I don’t think any pilot has time to be scared.'
![Airlines v Auckland Airport: Why it's different this time. Is it mission accomplished for Foran?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Airlines v Auckland Airport: Why it's different this time. Is it mission accomplished for Foran?
Regulatory risk rises for airport, Foran's to do list, changes at Virgin Australia.
![Wobbles for Air New Zealand and Qantas, good times for Auckland’s port and airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Wobbles for Air New Zealand and Qantas, good times for Auckland’s port and airport
It's often not sunny when company results are announced, but a few big firms defied gloom.
![Room check: A night at Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Room check: A night at Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport
Jet-setting or not, the precinct's latest hospitality offering is well worth a visit.
![India-New Zealand direct flights - a big gap on the map](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
India-New Zealand direct flights - a big gap on the map
It's a question of when, not if, direct flights between NZ and India will start.
![Middlemore’s plea, airport mayhem and Christmas lunch | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 22](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Middlemore’s plea, airport mayhem and Christmas lunch | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 22
Middlemore Hospital’s public plea, Christmas mayhem hits Auckland airport and why Christmas dessert might be a bit pricier this year in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / AP / NZHerald
![Airport Concierge: How to cut through the Christmas crowds like a VIP](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Airport Concierge: How to cut through the Christmas crowds like a VIP
Is it faster to use Auckland Airport’s VIP paid concierge service?
![Hooking up again: Virgin Australia and Air NZ get cosy on the Tasman again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Hooking up again: Virgin Australia and Air NZ get cosy on the Tasman again
Codeshare makes it easier for Virgin passengers to fly around Aotearoa.
![How to make an electric plane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
How to make an electric plane
Auckland Airport is the latest NZ business to get on the advisory board of Sweden's Heart Aerospace. Video / Heart Aerospace
![Battleground route: Airline capacity to US soars on pre-Covid levels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Battleground route: Airline capacity to US soars on pre-Covid levels
Links to North America surge this summer as capacity nears pre-pandemic levels.
![Auckland Airport trials express lane to cut unacceptable wait times](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Auckland Airport trials express lane to cut unacceptable wait times
Express lanes aim to ease congestion at Auckland's many layers of border screening.
![Focus: What is causing the chaos at the Auckland Airport?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Focus: What is causing the chaos at the Auckland Airport?
NZ Herald Focus got a behind the scenes look at Auckland International Airport after a series of lengthy delays and biosecurity processing wait times. Staff tell us what they’re doing now to prepare for the school holiday rush. Video / NZ Herald
![School holiday rush: Traffic building south out of Auckland as airport braces for passenger rush](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
School holiday rush: Traffic building south out of Auckland as airport braces for passenger rush
School hols, Warriors' Brisbane match and South Island weather combine for maximum chaos.
![Airlines and Auckland Airport trade blows over travel chaos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Airlines and Auckland Airport trade blows over travel chaos
Airlines say service unacceptable but airport says flight delays big problem.
![Letters: On crime, climate, a stadium, grey power and men's health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Letters: On crime, climate, a stadium, grey power and men's health
OPINION: Letters and premium debate on the All Blacks and more.
![Great deal or 'backslapping'? Council sells 7pc of Auckland Airport shares overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Great deal or 'backslapping'? Council sells 7pc of Auckland Airport shares overnight
After contentious debate, Auckland Airport shares were sold overnight.
!['We are dismayed': Parents of Football Ferns' captain go to war with Air NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'We are dismayed': Parents of Football Ferns' captain go to war with Air NZ
The couple paid $27,000 for business class fares to see their daughter play.
![24 pages of amendments: MPs rush to declare interests after Michael Wood scandal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
24 pages of amendments: MPs rush to declare interests after Michael Wood scandal
The list of amended returns is four times longer than last year’s.
!['They are shutting down families': Cuts hit Auckland ECE centres hard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'They are shutting down families': Cuts hit Auckland ECE centres hard
The council previously funded all 10 Kauri Kids childcare centres across the region.