Photo: Kerre WaterworthEvent organisers across Otago are breathing a sigh of relief following the announcement the region will move to Alert Level 1 this weekend. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the alert level changes yesterday after five days of no cases of community transmission. Organisers of the Five Forks Foothills Trail Ride had taken precautions to allow the event to go ahead at Alert Level 2. The two-day North Otago event attracted nearly 500 participants annually, and she was rapt organisers had been brave enough to go ahead with the event, co-ordinator Jane Smith said. The event would return to "normal" tomorrow with the move to Alert Level 1.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 05, 2021 22:52 UTC