There are no new Covid-19 cases - the fifth day in a row without a new one. There are just 21 active cases.
Te Papa museum will begin reopening to the public from tomorrow.
The national museum has been closed since March 20 to protect the public from the risk of Covid-19. This 68-day closure is the longest in the museum's history.
Te Papa board chair Dame Fran Wilde said the team was delighted to reopen to the public.
"Te Papa is an icon of Aotearoa, and belongs to all New Zealanders. We are proud to open our doors and welcome New Zealand back to our place," she said.
Te Papa will register people on arrival for contact tracing, and take steps to ensure visitors can practise distancing and good hygiene.
Groups can have up to 10 people if visiting the museum together.
Not everything will be the same - whilecafes and stores will be open, some taonga Māori may be closed off to ensure the best cultural care, some high-touch interactives will be closed, and hosted tours and programmes will be on hold.
StoryPlace and the children's discovery centres will also be closed.
Staff are also ramping up cleaning measures, with hand sanitiser dispensers being installed throughout the museum, and increased cleaning of high-touch areas.
"The experience at Te Papa will be different, as we create space for our visitors to reflect, relax and reconnect," said chief executive Courtney Johnston.
"We are doing that in a way that is safe for visitors and staff, that is safe for our taonga, and that feels really welcoming."
The museum will offer ways for the public to share their experiences of this time in history, and would also have a memorial in place to the lives lost and affected by Covid-19.
There will be pop up performances to provide special experiences for visitors in the building, and on the forecourt.
By the numbers
• 1-metre distance between visitors inside Te Papa under alert level two
