If today's COVID cases are anything to go by, we're well and truly on our descent.
There were just over 10,000 cases on Sunday, our lowest in more than a month - keep in mind though testing is generally lower on a weekend.
And Kiwis were playing it safe in the first weekend with fewer restrictions.
The faithful of St Matthew-in-the-City met for Sunday service, however the sung Eucharist is a little different under Omicron - no singing.
"Singing is a COVID spreader risk, and so in the really intense times of high cases we've stopped singing," says St Matthew-in-the-City Vicar Reverend Helen Jacobi.
This weekend, indoor gathering limits doubled from 100 to 200. But Reverend Jacobi says many members of the congregation are still playing it safe: staying home, and watching on the live stream.
"I think over the next couple of weeks our numbers will start to climb back up. I think people are just waiting a little bit longer and they'll keep coming back."
It's a similar story for hospitality. Saturday night and Sunday lunch at Dos Amigos in Mission Bay were pretty quiet.
"There wasn't much change in the flow of people. We're starting to see a change in the attitude a little bit, people starting to be a bit more eager to go out," Dos Amigos assistant director Tomás Otamendi says.
Otamendi says the vibe was high among those that did dine out - but it could take months for the crowds to come back.
"Usually people take a little bit of time to get used to new changes, and then they embrace it, and then you have an idea of how it's gonna get stable and how it's gonna go forward."
With no scanning, no masks outdoors - and in just over a week, no vaccine passes - the Government's putting more responsibility in Kiwis' hands.
"Today's the first day in a while that we've actually come out and we're gonna see if we can find a spot to eat," one person told Newshub.
"Seems like it's almost kind of feeling like it's getting back to normal," another added.
Although despite the easing of restrictions, the crowd in Christchurch vows to continue protesting.
"We want freedom, we want our kids without wearing masks, we want the mandates actually dropped and not just saying she's gonna drop them," one said.
Today there were over 10,000 cases, and hospitalisations have stayed relatively consistent.
Professor Michael Baker says Auckland passing its peak bodes well for everywhere else.
"If you're vaccinated and boosted, and otherwise well, I think particularly in Auckland as the intensity is dropping off you really should be looking at getting out and resuming your normal activities."
But there's still one risk some Kiwi parents are taking - nearly half of eligible 5 to 11-year-olds are unvaccinated.
"Youth is not a protector against long COVID. And that's why I think it's a really missed opportunity that parents aren't all getting their kids vaccinated at the moment," Prof Baker says.
Another level of protection as we cautiously descend the Omicron mountain.
