Ministers meet today to decide what next for the outbreak's epicentre, Auckland, and for Northland - the only regions set to continue under alert level 4 past midnight tomorrow.
The Prime Minister has already flagged that Auckland should expect to stay there for at least a fortnight.
The rest of the country is set to move to Level Three from Wednesday - but it's unlikely to be level 3 as you remember it. Cabinet will also consider today whether to tighten the rules for anyone heading back into the office.
Here's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.
