It's a step down the alert levels for Northland with the region moving down to alert level 2 at 11:59pm Tuesday.
But the north stays cut off from the rest of the country, with Auckland staying at the current settings for at least another two weeks.
Waikato is also staying at alert level 3 - but that will be reviewed on Friday. For businesses like the Aotearoa Surf School in Mangawhai it means teaching in two different alert levels - with lessons taking place on both sides of the Auckland/Northland border.
General manager Che Burnett talks to Lisa Owen.
