17 more days in Red for Auckland and the other Red regions. Red Aucklanders can join Orange New Zealanders as of tomorrow. So Red Aucklanders can join Orange New Zealanders, and then they can come back to Red if they're coming back to Auckland before New Year's Eve. The reason for being in the Red traffic light system is to protect vulnerable communities and our health system from Covid-19. Waitemata DHB has 660 odd beds, 14 ICU beds.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 14, 2021 05:07 UTC