A one-off public holiday on September 26 to mark the death Queen Elizabeth does not have universal support.
In announcing a Queen Elizabeth II memorial day, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it is appropriate given the sovereign's 70 years of dedicated public service.
A state memorial service will be held the same day. Also from midnight tonight the government is ending the Covid traffic light system, meaning the only places people have to wear masks are in health and aged care facilities.
Households contacts of Covid cases no longer need to isolate. Alan McDonald from The Employer and Manufacturers Association talks to Lisa Owen.
