Mandates to go soon, not because of protest: PM

Mandates to go soon, not because of protest: PM
Mandates and other restrictions will start easing once the omicron outbreak peaks. (Image: Getty)
Pattrick Smellie
Prime minister Jacinda Ardern has indicated a timetable for the gradual removal of covid restrictions – in about six weeks – when the current omicron outbreak is most likely to have peaked.Facing mounting political fallout from the protest encampment in the grounds of Parliament and the streets around it, Ardern’s comments came just 30 minutes after a call from the National party leader, Christopher Luxon, for mandates to start being removed after omicron peaks.The statements from the two major party leaders are the clear...

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