Whang?rei mayor hopes orange level possible for north by mid-January - a podcast by RNZ

Whang?rei Mayor Sheryl Mai has told Checkpoint the red level of the traffic light system is not like alert level 2.
"It's quite different... We've been in a privileged position of level two, and looking at the changes that the traffic light system brings, a lot of it is around restricting numbers into various events and that has definitely changed for us."
She said it is "ridiculous" to think Northland could be orange by Christmas. But Mai does have hope the region could move to orange at mid-January.
"I think when the vaccine pass requirement really comes into effect, and people seeing the restrictions that it creates on their lifestyle... maybe that will take them over the edge and get them to a vaccination queue. And that's where we want them."
 

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