Here are some of the key changes to how we will operate within the traffic light system at orange. For more info, please click here.

Hospitality venues, such as cafes, bars, restaurants and nightclubs, can open at Orange with no restrictions if they follow My Vaccine Pass requirements.

If a hospitality venue chooses to follow My Vaccine Pass requirements, only people with a My Vaccine Pass are allowed to be there. Children under the age of 12 years and 3 months do not need to provide a My Vaccine Pass to enter places with a vaccination requirement.

Events Controlled-access events involve ticketing, registration or another way to control access. They can be held either at a commercial or private venue.

They can go ahead at Orange with My Vaccine Pass.

Examples are:

• cinemas
• theatres
• stadiums
• concert venues
• conference venues
• casinos
• private galleries.

Funerals, tangihanga, burials and viewing of tūpāpaku (the person who has died) can go ahead at Orange.

It is up to the staff and the whānau or family to agree if the funeral or tangihanga is only open to people with My Vaccine Pass or to a mix of people with or without My Vaccine Pass. If everyone has My Vaccine Pass, there is no limit to the number of people who can attend, both indoors and outdoors.

Travelling - Between 15 December 2021 and 17 January 2022, you can travel into and out of Auckland for any reason but you must follow some restrictions to leave Auckland.

When leaving Auckland, no matter how long you have been inside the boundary:

• you must be fully vaccinated and have your My Vaccine Pass with you, or
• you must carry evidence of a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than 72 hours before crossing the boundary.

Children under 12 years and 3 months do not need to get tested or have a My Vaccine Pass to travel out of Auckland.

You do not need to follow these restrictions if you are transiting through Auckland without stopping.