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The New Zealand government has removed numerous restrictions and has moved the country to Alert Level 2.
Many cities and towns are expected to be busy with people eager to get out again, after nearly two months of extreme restrictions designed to combat the spread of Covid-19.
Things Photographers took to the streets Thursday morning to capture people, regaining a sense of freedom.
Christchurch
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Ashley Green, left, Kurt McInerney, Charlotte Worner and Amy Nomdo enjoy coffee at C1 Espresso in Christchurch the first morning of Covid-19 Alert Level 2.
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Cathedral Junction Barbers owner Conrad Fitz-Gerald cuts a customer’s hair just after midnight.
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A worker places electric scooters on the streets just after midnight in Christchurch.
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Tamati Brocherie working out at the Iron Hood Gym in Christchurch on the first day of Covid-19 Alert Level 2.
Wellington
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Commuters at Wellington train station on the first day of level 2 restrictions.
Passengers passed through Wellington train station on Thursday morning, many wearing masks.
Several trains arriving at the station were nearly empty, while others carried a fraction of the passengers they were carrying before closing.
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Mike Leigh sells homemade face masks at the Wellington train station.
Outside the station, Mike Leigh sold homemade face masks for $ 15 each.
He had sold some in the hour that he had been there.
“I certainly think they are a good idea on public transportation.”
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Mike Leigh is selling washable masks for $ 15 in Wellington.
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Not many passengers were on their way to Wellington CBD from Johnsonville on Thursday morning.
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Wellington travelers head to CBD on Thursday morning.
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Clients provide tracking and tracing details at La Cloche Cafe in Wellington to manager Jennifer Guiraud.
Auckland
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Broadway Newmarket retailers return to action on the first day of Level 2.
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Retailers at Newmarket are back in action on the first day of level 2.
David White / Things A downtown Auckland café is brewing for your first day at Covid Level 2. David White / Things An Auckland city center gym that’s working again for the first time since New Zealand moved to Covid Level 2.
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Lines at Kmart in Henderson, West Auckland, after 9am on the first day of level two.
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Barbershop Co in Birkenhead was open at 12:01 am for level 2 haircuts. Members of the police walked past, this man questioned their attendance and suggested they go elsewhere.
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1Barbershop Co in Birkenhead was open at 12:01 a.m. for level 2 haircuts.
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Barbershop Co in Birkenhead was open at 12:01 am for level 2 Corbin Harkness haircuts in the chair.
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A woman poses for the camera outside of Bob the Barber.
New Plymouth
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Parking spaces quickly filled up at the Port Taranaki boat ramp in New Plymouth on Thursday.
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New Plymouth boatmen were lining up at the Port Taranaki boat ramp before dawn on Thursday.
