The Prime Minister is warning people to "brace" for the next six weeks, and the peak of Omicron spread.
Jacinda Ardern says the rules around vaccine mandates will ease in some areas, but only once the country's through the worst of the outbreak.
She has this message for the protesters camped outside the Beehive.. demanding an end to mandates.
The government's also announced a new Covid-19 support payment for businesses struggling because of the omicron outbreak.
Eligible businesses will be able to get $4,000 plus $400 for every full time employee - up to a maximum of $24,000.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Grant Robertson explains who the new funding package is aimed at.
