Christopher Luxon says it is time to say yes to business concessions.
Rest of country could move to alert level 2 next week.
The industry was worried new legislation would add more cost and complexity to planning.
Prime Minister says if the government needs to tighten the rules it will.
Politics: Government spins at its news conferences, the opposition spins on trampling of democracy.
Jacinda Ardern says government is taking cautious approach as Delta variant is more infectious, moves quicker.
Higher rates revenue more than offset lower income from fees and user charges.
Most large companies are not applying for the wage subsidy during this lockdown.
But National says the vaccination programme needs to be supercharged.
The govt will only ensure border and MIQ workers have had the jab, though Delta poses higher risk.