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

Rhythm and Vines
Rhythm and Vines

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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