NZ’s new traffic-light system causes first disruptions
Live Nation-owned festival Rhythm and Vines has postponed, while other New Year's Eve events are biding their time until the next update
News By IQ | 3 December 2021
The fate of New Zealand’s upcoming festival season is to be determined by a new traffic-light system, which came into effect last night.
Under the new system, each region in the country has been assigned a colour (green, orange or red) based on vaccination rates and the spread of Covid-19 in the community, as well as a set of corresponding restrictions.
In regions assigned ‘red’, venues using vaccine certificates are limited to 100 people with 1-metre social distancing.
In ‘orange’…
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