13 Sep 2022

Masks now mostly a choice - how are NZers facing the change?

From Checkpoint, 5:42 pm on 13 September 2022

It's the first day of basically choosing whether or not you wear a mask after pretty much all Covid restrictions lifted at midnight on Tuesday morning.

Masks are still a must in medical or aged care facilities, but it is up to other institutions and businesses to make their own policies.

Our reporter Finn Blackwell and camera operator Marika Khabazi went out to see how people feel about the change.