Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday will announce sweeping changes to our COVID-19 response, including tweaks to the traffic light system, and an anticipated end to vaccine mandates.
There's a lot on the chopping block. When it comes to the traffic light framework, it's likely we will see a rejigging of the rules rather than a shift from 'red' to 'orange'.
The first restriction to be relaxed: gathering sizes. Newshub understands that the 100 person limit may be changed just in time for the weekend. Bring on crowds at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.
We could see scanning gone too. That's if any of us are still doing it - only 300,000 of the team of 5 million are still using the app.
When it comes to the signalled changes to vaccine passes and Government vaccine mandates, the removal of those is likely still a few weeks from now.
Passes will likely be gone in time for international tourists, while mandates will be wound back but not for everyone. Those that deal with vulnerable people - think healthcare - will likely be vaccine mandated for longer.
