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To find out what the rush has been like so far, we speak to Gatlin Avery from bistro and bar Celeste. Audio

Barbers clippers have been running hot and gyms pumping as the country swings into alert level 2, but it's clear some businesses are still waiting for their precious customers to return.

RNZ Taranaki… Audio

Whether it was a much needed catch up with a friend for coffee, or a dash to ToyWorld for a belated birthday present, Wellingtonians were out in force on Thursday as retailers reopened for business… Video, Audio

And thousands of unruly mops and overgrown beards finally got the chop on Thursday. Huge lines formed outside the country's hairdressers, but some shop owners are concerned business could drop off… Video, Audio

Shoppers queued outside malls this morning to celebrate the start of level 2 with some retail therapy.

Businesses that have had to shut up shop for the entirety of lockdown could not wait to get back… Video, Audio

There's been a sense of relief for many people as they can do more under alert level three than they have been able to for many weeks. Audio

New Zealand is now in Alert Level 2, and one of the first things that many people are wanting is a haricut or their roots touched up.

Lyndsay Miller is a hair stylist at Fox Hair in Christchurch, and… Audio

Thousands of people have been out on the country's roads and walking central city streets for the first time in weeks this morning, as cafes, pools, and gyms reopen and people head back to their… Audio

Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult is gearing up to welcome Alert Level 2 and easing of travel restrictions with an iconic Kiwi activity to start to the morning - a Bungy Jump.

Queenstown Lakes has been one… Audio

Authorities now have sweeping powers to enforce Covid-19 restrictions.

Legislation - pushed through under urgency - passed its final reading in Parliament last night with the National Party and ACT… Audio

From today you'll be able to go shopping, dine in at a restaurant or cafe, go to the library or the gym, and take your kids to the playground as the country enters Alert Level 2.

The last two days… Audio

It's the first morning of Alert Level 2 after nearly seven weeks of strict lockdown protocols in New Zealand.

This means most people can go back to work with almost all businesses except for bars… Audio

Funeral directors and whānau who have relentlessly opposed the ten person limit on funerals and tangi are delighted with the news up to 50 people can now attend the service.

The Health Minister David… Audio

The heartbroken whānau of Pukekohe butcher Roy Green say they are relieved the government has loosened restrictions on tangihanga.

The young father and husband died suddenly on Sunday night, leaving… Audio

Public pressure has forced a quick u-turn from the government over how many people can attend a tangihanga at alert level 2.

The rules initially restricted funeral guests to just 10 because the… Video, Audio

Public pressure has forced an abrupt u-turn from the government over how many people can attend a tangi at alert level 2.

From Thursday, funeral directors can apply to the Health Ministry to operate… Video, Audio

This week Mark Amery focuses on the reopening of our galleries and museums at level 2 and how they have fared closed - in particular a project that has seen five artists commissioned to create new… Audio

Urgent debate will resume at Parliament this morning over legislation that would give authorities sweeping powers under alert level 2. National is not supporting the Covid-19 Public Health Response… Audio

Most iwi-led checkpoints will come to an end once Level 2 begins, but two remote Far North communities are planning to keep their patrols going.

They're convinced staying cut off and keeping… Audio

Children will face a new set of playground rules and classroom practices when they return to school on Monday.

Principals are figuring out how to apply the level two regulations to things like… Audio

Under Covid-19 lockdown, we learnt how to queue at the shops. So what will a trip to the supermarket look like under level 2? Countdown's Kiri Hannifin talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

The Prime Minister says rolling tangihanga will be allowed under alert level two, after backlash from Māori over a limit of 10 people.

On Monday Jacinda Ardern said the tangi and funeral limit would… Audio

Principals are pondering what to do about bullrush, assemblies and drinking fountains under alert level 2.

They have to ensure the 800,000 children who go back to school on Monday do not break the… Audio