At Orange, there will be community transmission of COVID-19, with increasing risks to vulnerable communities, and
pressure on the health system. Learn what we all need to do.

What does traffic light orange level mean?

At Orange, you can continue to do everyday activities, but we need to protect our vulnerable communities.

• You must wear a face mask in many indoor locations. You do not need to wear a face mask outdoors.

• You can visit cafes and bars, attend gatherings and events, and go to the hairdresser and gym. There are no capacity limits or distancing requirements at venues.

• Workplaces and schools can open.

• To protect yourself, your whānau and your community, keep up healthy habits.

My Vaccine Pass Requirement

There is no requirement to use My Vaccine Pass. Businesses will still be able to use the system if they would like to.

If you enter a business as a visitor or customer that has chosen to check My Vaccine Passes, you will need to show them your pass. Businesses may check your My Vaccine Pass by looking at it, or scanning the QR code on your My Vaccine Pass with the NZ Pass Verifier app.

Where you must wear a face covering at Orange

We encourage you to wear a face mask whenever you leave the house.

You must wear a face mask:

• on domestic flights

• on public transport, this includes Cook Strait Ferries but does not include passengers within their allocated carriage on specified Kiwirail services or when you are on a ship that does not have an enclosed space for passengers

• at indoor arrival and departure points for domestic flights and public transport

• if you are aged 12 years or over on Ministry of Education funded school transport and public transport

• in taxis or ride share vehicles

• inside a retail business, for example supermarkets, shopping malls, pharmacies, petrol stations, and takeaway food stores

• inside public facilities, such as museums and libraries, but not at swimming pools

• at a vet clinic

• visiting the indoor area of a court or tribunal — unless the judicial officer does not require them

• at premises operated by local and central government agencies, social service providers, and NZ Police

• in the public area of premises operated by NZ Post Limited

• when visiting a healthcare service, for example a healthcare or aged care facility.

• Community Link

The places where you must wear a medical grade face mask if you are working include:

• in a food and drink business or service

• in a close-proximity business, for example if you are a hairdresser

• at an event.

Wear a Face Mask

Keep up healthy habits to protect us

Even though we are a highly vaccinated country, COVID-19 can still spread in our communities.

To slow the spread of the virus, and continue to help protect you, your whānau, and your community, it is important to keep up the healthy habits we know.

• Regularly wash and thoroughly dry your hands or use hand sanitiser.

• Sneeze and cough into your elbow.

• Keep your distance from people you do not know.

• Clean or disinfect shared surfaces often.

• If you have cold, flu or COVID-19 symptoms, stay home and get a test.

Keep up healthy habits