Table 1.

New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system.

NZ COVID-19 alert levels	Work/businesses	Public transport	Social gatherings	Public venues/educational facilities	Travel
Level 4 – Eliminate Virus is not contained in community	Essential services only, that is health, borders, supermarkets	Severely limited to essential workers only and maximum number of patrons	All social gatherings banned	All public venues and educational facilities closed. Distance/online learning only	Only essential personal movement and doing essential work
Level 3 – Restrict Heightened risk that virus is not contained	Businesses can open, with contactless precautions	Severely limited with physical distancing and maximum number of patrons	Gatherings of up to 10 allowed only for weddings, funerals and tangihanga (Ma-ori funeral)	Early learning centres for essential workers children, open with a maximum of 10 per ‘bubble’. Distance/online learning available	Limited to your local area only
Level 2 – Reduce Disease is contained, but risks of community transmission growing	Businesses open with physical distancing precautions and maximum number of patrons	Limited with physical distancing	Gatherings of up to 100 in indoor and outdoor spaces allowed	All learning services open with public health control measures	Travel across boundaries permitted with safety measures
Level 1 – Prepare Disease is contained	No restrictions	No restrictions	No restrictions	No restrictions	No restrictions

NZ, New Zealand.