Meanwhile, stadium bosses, team Ceos and food vendors are welcoming the news that sports fans are now allowed back through the turnstiles.
New Zealand's professional sports teams in rugby, netball and basketball return to competition this month and filling the stands will be good for business.
Super Rugby Aotearoa will be the first professional rugby competition in the world to have fans return en-masse in the Covid-19 era when the competition kicks off on Saturday when the Highlanders host the Chiefs.
Felicity Reid reports.
