Waikato businesses are relieved to be entering the orange light on Friday but nearby in Rotorua there is disappointment at being given the red light.
Further South in Nelson, a new Covid-19 case has put the city on alert as it prepares to move into the orange setting.
Uniquely Nelson chief executive Simon Duffy, Destination Rotorua chief executive Andrew Wilson and Hamilton Central Business Association general manager Vanessa Williams spoke to Susie Ferguson.
