Cabinet met yesterday to get advice on bringing forward booster shots, and possibly changing the settings at the border.
There are people in Australia banking on the borders to open, without the need for MIQ, on January 17.
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson told Tim Dower they don't want people restricted from returning, any longer than they have to.
Chris Hipkins will make an announcement at 2 this afternoon.
“We also have to be aware that circumstances with Covid-19 keep moving, the public ask us to be agile and nimble in the face of Covid, and therefore, we have to continually update our decision-making process.”
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