There had been comments that the system was not completely clear because it was different to alert levels. Marlborough Chamber of Commerce head Pete Coldwell picked orange for the entire South Island but said many of his members were understandably nervous about the new approach to keeping us safe. "There's going to be extra staff to manage and it is going to be more challenging but they're resilient and they're working incredibly hard." "I think our businesses have taken a hit and they'll be raring to go and and to be able to put more customers in and and generate that cash flow because a lot of them, the working capital has taken a hit."Ī single case revealed in Hawke's Bay on Sunday left Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst feeling uncertain about which colour her region would be in.īut she said the wineries and other attractions that drew in so many at this time of the year were ready to thrive under the new system, even if it meant having to employ more door staff to check peoples vaccine passports. Nevertheless, Holdom said bars and restaurants were looking forward to operating without fear of the rug being pulled out from under them and a lockdown being reinstated. On the other side of the North Island, New Plymouth mayor Neil Holdom said with his region still up to three weeks away from 90 percent double-vaxxed he was expecting to start at a red setting.Įven with checks on the door to make sure people had their vaccine certificates, at red, hospitality would still be limited to no more than 100 people. But it's not ideal and they will lose some customers over it." They can always just shift to deep fried food. "I think they are going with requiring a vaccine pass just because of the pure economics of hopefully making more money over the bar rather than over the kitchen. He gave the example of a restaurant where the chef was unvaccinated and owners had to decide whether to continue with limited capacity or let their chef go.
Matt Cowley said being able to lift the lid on how many punters they would be allowed to let through the door would be welcomed by bars and restaurants forced to hobble along with strict limits for the last three months.īut he said the requirement for vaccines was also leaving some with some difficult choices to make.
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