Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will visit Auckland next week, after Speaker Trevor Mallard has changed the rules that made it almost impossible for Auckland and Waikato MPs to commute to Wellington.
"With the Speaker removing the rule that was a barrier to me heading to Auckland, I'm now maknig plans to get there early next week," Ardern said.
Mallard will drop his requirement for MPs from level 3 areas to do five days isolation in Wellington prior to entering Parliament.
Instead, MPs will only need a negative test result no less than 72 hours before they leave the level 3 area.
However, Parliament's remaining Covid measures wil not change. No more than 60 MPs will be allowed in the chamber at any one time, and mask-wearing in the chamber and corridors will continue.