How do you feel about the expected surge of Omicron in New Zealand?

We would like to hear from readers in Aotearoa about how they're dealing with tighter restrictions and preparing for a surge in Covid cases

Last week New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern said the arrival of Omicron was not a matter not of if but when. Days later, it arrived. With the highly contagious variant entering Aotearoa, officials say they expect cases to reach over 1,000 a day in the next two weeks.

More broadly, New Zealand is entering a new stage in the pandemic: needing to reckon for the first time with the prospect of widespread Covid infections across the country, having kept the virus at bay for almost two full years.