Covid Level 4 Essential Services – Financial Sector

New Zealand is at Alert Level 4.

Financial services are not included as ‘Alert level 4 businesses or services’ in the Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 9) 2021.

However, the Director General of Health has declared that:

  1. Registered banks and licensed non-bank deposit taking entities carrying out critical financial services may operate as an Alert Level 4 business or service.

The activities of firms are limited to critical financial services and subject to the conditions of the exemption.

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