These orders are about reopening New Zealand to cruise ships, removing nearly all of the vaccine-mandated work groups other than some health or disability workers, allowing people to work at sporting events to be critical workers, and removing testing requirements for people travelling to New Zealand. Some of the loosening restrictions make sense and are reasonable, but they are not matched by corresponding public health measures around ventilation, air filtration, and mask use in schools. These orders will increase the incidence of COVID and other winter contagious illnesses.