Event organisers in the South who were holding off cancelling in the hope Covid-19 restrictions might be eased are breathing easier. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday afternoon that this week’s Covid-19 restrictions would be eased from 11.59pm yesterday. Auckland went from Alert Level 3 to Level 2 and the rest of New Zealand from Level 2 to Level 1. Show secretary Dinah Wales said she was delighted the event could run as planned. One Orientation event planned for Saturday was cancelled because of a lack of certainty this week, but the programme is mostly unaffected.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 17, 2021 15:33 UTC