Hundreds of thousands of people are returning to work under eased level 3 restrictions - and some are queuing in long lines for takeaways on the way.

New Zealand has moved to alert level 3, reducing restrictions on businesses and schooling.

More than 1000 road and rail workers are back at work today.

KiwiRail is re-starting work on most of its projects, including the Kaikōura rebuild and Wellington metro upgrades.

Work on Auckland's City Rail Link is also re-starting.

There were are long queues this morning for the first takeaways in weeks.

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