Auckland lockdown to end as New Zealand tries new virus tack

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern (Mark Mitchell/Pool Photo/AP)

Bars, restaurants and gyms can reopen in Auckland from early December but customers will be required to show proof they have been fully vaccinated, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.

The announcement removes the last remnants of a lockdown that began in the country’s largest city in August.