As Aucklanders anticipate holiday trips, Māori leaders ask people to stay away from regions with lower vaccination rates
- Written by Dion O'Neale, Lecturer - Department of Physics, University of Auckland; Principal Investigator - Te Pūnaha Matatini, University of Auckland
Phil Walter/Getty ImagesDespite the emergence of the new Omicron variant, New Zealand will move to a new COVID-19 Protection Framework this Friday, with a traffic light system to mark the level of freedoms for each region.
Auckland and other parts of the North Island that are battling active outbreaks or have low vaccination rates will start at...

















