Simon Bridges in RNZ studios. File photo: RNZNew Zealand should move out of Alert Level 4 next week, but with a safety-first system, Simon Bridges says. "I do want to get to (Alert Level) 2 ... we are trying to get that business and work back, but ... He wanted to move away from just essential services being allowed to work, but added that he was not suggesting the country had overreacted and said he supported going into lockdown. Bridges also said he took "the point that we don't want to be on this rollercoaster" where the country might move to a lower alert level and have to go back to a stricter level.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 14, 2020 21:38 UTC