Take A Moment And Enjoy These Pictures Of Australians And New Zealanders Reuniting After Over A Year

    I haven't seen this much pure joy since, like, February 2020.

    People from New Zealand and Australia are being allowed to travel between each other's countries in a "trans-Tasman travel bubble" for the first time in over a year.

    A sign over the International arrivals that says "Welcome back, we missed you too"

    This means family and friends who haven't seen each other since the start of the pandemic are reuniting.

    People holding signs that sat "Welcome Home Aussie" and "Welcome home Whānau"

    The pictures are what I can only describe as "exactly like the beginning of Love Actually." You know, the part where Hugh Grant gives that whole monologue about hatred and greed and shit.

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    The whole "whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport." The "love is all around" thing.

    People hugging at the airport

    Well, the pictures coming out of Australia and New Zealand are like the real-life version of that. Enjoy.

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    Two people hugging

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    Two people hugging at the arrivals terminal

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    One woman embraces another and hold her face in her hand

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    Drag queens holding signs that say "welcome back to Sydney!" and balloons

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    Two people crying as they embrace

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    Two adults hugging children

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    Two adults and a toddler embrace

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    An elderly woman leans in to hug a young person

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    A baby gets sandwiched between two people embracing

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    A family waves as they see someone arrive

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    A man gives a woman a kiss on the cheek

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    Two people embrace with a sign that says "hooray for bubbles!" above them

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    Kids hugging