Venues that reject vaccine passes in favour of ‘equality’ for the unvaccinated are harming us all | Philip McKibbin

Venues that say they respect personal choices may sound community-minded but really they undermine efforts to keep everyone safe

Like most Aucklanders, I can't wait to get out of the city. After more than three months in lockdown, I'm keen for a break. Last summer, my partner and I went to Tauranga. We had so much fun that we're planning to return - but this time, things will be different.

As Aotearoa New Zealand shifts from the Covid-19 alert level" system to the new traffic light" system, hospitality venues have been given a choice. Under the red" and orange" settings, they can welcome customers inside, but only if they're willing to check vaccine passes. If they don't want to do that, their service has to be contactless.