NZ to phase out requirement for My Vaccine Pass, QR code scanning

New Zealand will phase out the requirement to use vaccine passes as part of its COVID-19 protection framework (CPF) from April 4, and is also dropping the need to scan in QR codes when entering businesses.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that as the country moves into a different phase of its CPF or traffic light system, certain mandates brought in during the Delta wave are no longer necessary with Omicron.