Passport holders from all European Union (EU) member states have now been made eligible to use New Zealand's automated eGates on arrival and departure. An additional 15 EU countries were added to the list of eligible passport holders who can use the automatic processing gates from Monday, 23 September. The new inclusion means ePassport holders aged 10 and older from all 27 EU member states can use eGates, bringing the total number of eligible countries to 37 - more than 85 percent of all arriving and departing travellers. "This latest change meets Customs' previously signalled plan to open eligibility to all EU member states, and we intend to open eGates to even more countries later in the year, subject to feasibility trials proving successful," a Customs spokesperson said.
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