Many of the Government's Covid-19 powers will be scrapped from 11.59pm tomorrow, including the ability to implement lockdowns, vaccine mandates and managed isolation/quarantine. The full list of revoked powers from the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 include:• Movement restrictions beyond self-isolation requirements e.g. If lockdowns or other scrapped measures became necessary, Government would have to pass new legislation to reintroduce them. The next review of Covid-19 measures would be completed by the end of November. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed there would be a "significant narrowing" of the Government's Covid-19 powers amid an update to the relevant legislation.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 18, 2022 02:05 UTC