There is currently no special priority group for high performance athletes like the Black Caps, or New Zealand's Olympic athletes.
The government says it is still thrashing out the details of a "National Significance" category. But the clock is ticking down for those needing to leave the country to compete.
New Zealand Olympic committee chief executive Kereyn Smith says they would like the team to be vaccinated before they go to Tokyo but so far they have been given no government guarantees.
