Covid-19 restrictions look set to be relaxed in the coming weeks as the Omicron outbreak plateaus and the border begins to reopen.
Cabinet is meeting today to review mandates, vaccine passes and the traffic light system - with any decisions to be formally announced in the middle of the week.
The changes will mark the biggest domestic shake up to Covid-19 restrictions since Omicron arrived.
Epidemiologists say it's the right time to start easing public health measures.
RNZ political reporter Anneke Smith has more.
