Te Pūnaha Matatini principal investigator Dr Dion O'Neale says phase 2 takes a pragmatic approach to managing the growing Omicron outbreak.
Aotearoa recorded 981 daily Covid-19 cases on Monday, up from 810 the previous day.
Dr O'Neale says the new setting acknowledges that higher case numbers means our systems cannot continue working as they have.
He spoke to Susie Ferguson.
