23 Nov 2021

AK hospo disappointed traffic light system still 2 weeks away

From First Up, 5:35 am on 23 November 2021

On Friday December the 3rd the whole of New Zealand will move to the new traffic light system, including Auckland where hospitality venues will be able to reopen after three and a half months. The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced yesterday that Auckland will move into the Red setting of the new Covid Protection Framework. Decisions on what colour other regions will move into won't be confirmed until the 29th of this month, but Ms Ardern said nowhere will be entering the traffic light framework at Green. Ellie Jay reports on what the news means to Auckland's struggling bars and restaurants.