At 4pm, New Zealanders will find out when the country will move to Alert Level 2, and businesses are hoping they'll be told they can reopen from Wednesday afternoon.
One particular service New Zealanders are keen to get going again is hairdressers, which have been inundated with bookings -- even before the move to Level 2 is announced.
Christchurch hair stylist at Fox Hair, Lyndsay Miller, and Karen Madams from the Wellington Hair Salon, Miss Fox speak to Māni Dunlop.