Today Show reporter Christine Ahern has cried tears of joy after reuniting with her family in Queensland after not seeing them for more than a year.
The reporter was shocked after she realised her parents, dad Mike and mum Andrea, had turned up to surprise her at Brisbane Airport, along with her sister, niece and nephews.
Ahern took the first flight from Melbourne to Brisbane this morning, landing in the sunshine state about 9.30am.
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The Today Show captured Ahern walking out of the plane and into arrivals for the long-awaited reunion, her voice breaking as she shed a few tears.
"I am so excited," she said.
"I'm originally from Queensland. Mum and dad - they are in the Sunshine Coast.
"I will see them in a couple of days. But I have a couple of sisters in Brisbane.
"I haven't cried since primary school, but I haven't seen them in more than a year.
"It has been a long year ... hopefully they are as excited to see me as I am excited to see them."
Ahern and her family cried tears of joy when they finally reunited and were able to hug this morning.
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But her reaction when she saw her parents was priceless.
"Oh my God, mum and dad," she said.
"Oh my God."
Today show hosts David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffries said Ahern had no idea her parents were going to turn up at the airport today.
"I think the surprise worked," Jeffries said.
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Ahern said it had been "so long" since she had seen her "beautiful parents".
"These are just some of the best parents you could hope for," she said.
"It has been a long, hard time in Victoria but I have got the most wonderful family and they have seen me through and this moment is just ... I can't believe you are here.
"Who organised this? This is so amazing."
Family time is what Ahern missed the most throughout lockdowns and being separated by border closures.
"I have lived in Melbourne for many years now, but I have always felt connected because I could always jump on a plane," she said.
"But I haven't been able to do that for so long and it has just been so hard and to see them here now, yes, it is like a dream come true.
"This family means the world to me.
"Best work morning ever."
