The country has had some of the world's toughest restrictions but these had led to angry protests.
New Zealand is set to significantly relax its Covid-19 restrictions with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern calling it a "new beginning for the country".
The vaccine mandates in particular, were among some of the main grievances of protesters, who stayed put for more than three weeks in February.Under the new rules, which will come into effect from 4 April, double vaccination will no longer be required for people to work in education the police or the defence force.
Ms Arden has said that the decision to ease restrictions had not been as a result of the protests, but because models that showed a recent surge in cases caused by the Omicron variant was easing.
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