Today marks the first day of the Covid-19 Protection Framework being over, and Parliament had their first mask-free session in recent memory.

Political editor Barry Soper was in attendance and observed that people were still cautious and feeling the need to enforce distancing rules. 

It was also observed that Jacinda Ardern was pleased that our nation's hard work had paid off, and that we could ease up on protection, for the moment.

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