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COVID-19 updates
- Changes to COVID-19 protection measures
- Close Contact Exemption Scheme and ‘Bubble of One’
- New Zealand borders to re-open
- Rapid antigen testing for business
- New Covid-19 'traffic light' protocols released
- Business travel across new upper Northland boundary
- New Covid-19 'roadmap' for construction under development
- Cainan's story: from anti-vaccine to "get vaxxed"
- Vaccination super easy on Super Saturday
- Travel into and out of Waikato
- Targeted surveillance testing for Auckland construction workers
- Construction re-starts in Auckland at Alert Level 3
- Authorisation process for Auckland building product manufacturers
- COVID-19 contractual guidance
- Alert Level 2 & 3 update
- New guidance on contract variations
- Rapidly mobilising construction projects
- Looking after mental health
- Government contract guidelines to support industry
- Response plan for the construction sector
- Further steps to protect New Zealander's jobs
- Information for building and construction sector (as at 24 March 2020)
- $12.1 billion support for New Zealanders and business
- COVID-19: Alert Level 2 & 3 update
- COVID-19 Level 4 FAQs for construction businesses
- COVID-19 update for the building and construction sector
- New Construction Health and Safety New Zealand protocols for Alert Level 4
- Vaccination eligibility expanded
- COVID-19 Business travel across Alert Level Boundaries
- Alert Level 3 for building and construction
Changes to COVID-19 protection measures
The Government has announced the removal of the COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights) from 11:59pm Monday 12 September.
Isolation changes
You and your employees will still need to self-isolate if you have COVID-19. If you or one of your employees start showing symptoms, stay home and take a rapid antigen test (RAT). If the result is positive, you must isolate for seven days from your positive result or when your first symptoms appeared – whichever came first. Household contacts will no longer need to self-isolate, although it is recommended that they test every day for five days.
Face masks
Masks are now only required at healthcare settings, including hospitals and aged care facilities and pharmacies. If you are working in the building and construction industry doing work in an operational healthcare facility, you will need to continue wearing a mask while on site.
While it is not a Government requirement, businesses may make their own mask policies to keep staff and customers safe.
Close Contact Exemption Scheme and Bubble of One
The Close Contact Exemption Scheme and Bubble of One are now closed.
Read about the new settings(external link) - COVID-19.govt.nz