The whole country might get a taste of the so-called traffic light Covid-19 response model in weeks ahead. The new traffic light system involved three stages, all allowing relatively high rates of freedom compared to level three or level four lockdowns. "Was it just a play for time to get something as simple as vaccine certificates ready?" Collins said the 90 per cent district health board target was needed because New Zealand couldn't move to the traffic light system previously. She said that was because the Government needed another month to prepare vaccine certificates and legislation.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 12, 2021 00:09 UTC