Has Alert Level 2.5 come in time to save embattled Auckland businesses?
While premises in Auckland will be largely operating under the same rules as the rest of the country, that's off the back of three weeks of much tougher restrictions.
So how hard will a return to normal be this time?
Julie White is the chief executive of Hospitality New Zealand and Terence Harpur heads the Takapuna Beach Business Association.
The pair speak to Corin Dann.
