Rules that allow us to burst bubbles, but only in groups of up to 10 people, will mean very little for mourners hoping to attend a funeral or tangi.
Under Alert Level 3, services were already subject to a 10 person limit.
The president of the Funeral Directors Association described the news as "a cruel and heartless blow" to the families of people who have died during the course of the lockdown.
Francis Tipene is the director of Tipene Funerals in Auckland.
He speaks to Corin Dann.
