Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is setting out what the Level 2 guidelines will be.
A review of the Covid-19 alert level will then take place at Cabinet on Monday followed by an announcement as to whether New Zealand will move down from Level 3 to Level 2 next week.
1.48pm: Summary of level 2 guidelines
Schools and early learning centres can fully reopen.
Travel, including tourism, around NZ can restart.
Shops, cafes, gyms and hairdressers can reopen.
Professional sport can restart domestically without crowds.
Recreational sport can restart, including contact sports - but tracing required.
Gatherings inside and outside are limited to 100 people.
Distancing is 2m for strangers, less for people you know or who can be traced.
Full details on Government's Covid-19 website here
Decision on moving to Level 2 to be made on Monday.
PM says she is confident about the enforcement of the rules in Level 2.
An outbreak of cases could prompt a move back up the alert levels.
1.46pm: Individual iwi to decide on hongi, Dr Bloomfield clarifies.
Asked about checkpoints, the PM says NZ would only be moving to Level 2 if travel is safe.
1.39pm: No requirement to take contactless payment at Level 2. All "high-contact surfaces" must be cleaned regularly.
1.38pm: The intention is not to be at Level 2 for ever, PM says, the aim is to keep moving through the levels.
1.36pm: We will only move into Level 2 if it is safe to do so, Ms Ardern says.
1.35pm: PM clarifies domestic tourism is allowed under Level 2.
1.34pm: Dr Bloomfield says in terms of contact - hongi an issue for iwi to work through, with guidance provided, hugs OK for close family, don't share handshakes with new people.
1.26pm: The PM says: "It is a large step from where we are now. When it comes time to move we want to move with confidence." If that means moving into Level 2 in a phased way, "I would rather take that advice and move out slowly." Also wants to avoid yo-yo-ing between levels.
Emphasises we are still at Level 3 until a decision is taken on Monday.
1.23pm: Schools and early learning centres can fully reopen. Students and families will be contacted about returning. Distance learning can continue for those who need it. Any school with a case must close for at least 72 hours and possibly a further 14 days. Schools will open at the beginning of the following week after the announcement. Keep children at home if even slightly sick. Social distancing very difficult in schools and early learning centres.
1.22pm: Playgrounds, schools and gyms can reopen.
Professional sport, including Super Rugby and Netball can hold domestic competition, with empty stadiums.
1.21pm: Travel - Can move around the country again but keep distance in public places.
1.20pm: Bubbles - you no longer have to stick to your bubble, can have friends and family over but keep space, hygiene and contact tracing. Keep the numbers small.
1.18pm: Gatherings - indoor and outdoor both will be limited to max 100 people. Weddings and funerals will have the same limit.
Museums and markets can reopen.
1.15pm: Hairdressers, shops and cafes can reopen at Level 2. Malls will have to limit the number of people.
Hairdressers will need to wear PPE.
Hospitality businesses will have to apply the "Three Ss" - people must be Seated, max gathering is 100 people. People must be Separated, meaning some venues cannot open. Each customer must have one Server, so they can be contact traced.
Digital tracking of people at venues must be kept. Businesses which do not comply will be shut down.
1.14pm: Distance rule at Level 2 is 2m from strangers, while around people you know, work with or who can be traced later it is less.
Businesses can restart for customers, people can return to their offices - but with good hygiene in place. Staggered start times, less congestion and working from home should continue where possible.
1.13pm: If slightly sick, still stay at home under Level 2 - get a test even for slight symptoms. Wash hands and surfaces regularly.
Borders will stay closed, quarantine for NZers returning home will remain.
1.12pm: Contact with strangers still to be avoided at Level 2 as it is "very unlikely we will have hunted down all strands of the virus". The principle is "play it safe".
1.10pm: The decision whether to go to Level 2 to be taken on Monday will be "balanced" and relying on all the data available, avoiding the danger of a second wave, the PM says.
1.08pm: The PM says we can be proud of low numbers of new cases, increased testing to find "burning embers of the virus", and ingenuity of Kiwi businesses who reopened in Level 3.
1.04pm: Dr Ashley Bloomfield first updates today's coronavirus numbers, announcing there has been one new case - it is linked to the Matamata cluster. Two people remain in hospital, neither in ICU. There have been no further deaths.
12.24pm: The Finance Minister, in his speech before Ms Ardern's, says modelling previously released by the Treasury shows "how much worse the situation could be if we were to keep moving up and down alert levels. The alternative would not only mean more cases of the virus, but also more businesses going under and more jobs lost."
12.16pm: Robertson says: "Next week, Cabinet will decide on moving to Alert Level 2. A move to Level 2 will see the vast majority of our businesses and workers back at it."
12.10pm: Finance Minister Grant Robertson is giving a pre-Budget speech ahead of the PM's announcement. He says it is a "1-in-100 year shock to our society and economy" and adds: "Our purpose is clear: to fight the virus, to keep people in work and to support those in need."
12.00pm: A certain amount of detail is already available on what Level 2's rules will be. This is published on the Government's Covid-19 website and was summarised here yesterday .
The key areas people will be looking for further clarity on today are which businesses will now be able to operate, what travel is allowed and whether schools and other education centres will be fully open. Also whether people can go shopping and take part in sport and recreation activities.
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