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		</div><p>A New Zealand barber opened his store as the clock struck twelve on Thursday – the moment the country lifted most of its lockdown restrictions.</p>
<p>Shopping centres, retail stores and restaurants have all been allowed to reopen as of 12.01am, with many people returning their workplaces.</p>
<p>However, most gatherings will be limited to 10 people and social distancing guidelines will remain in place under the Level Two restrictions.</p>
<p>Conrad Fitz-Gerald said he received about 50 inquiries for midnight haircuts, but limited the initial customers to a dozen, starting with his 18-year-old son Heathcliff.</p>
<p>The owner of Cathedral Junction Barbers in Christchurch added: <i>“People are saying their hair is out of control, they can’t handle it anymore.</i></p>
<p><i>“Lots of parents of teenage kids have been calling up, too, thinking a haircut at midnight would be a great novelty. Unfortunately, we are full up.”</i></p>
<p>Mr Fitz-Gerald said he was trying to make sure the virus could not spread in his shop, adding he made his own “<i>supercharged</i>” hand sanitiser from isopropyl alcohol and also had masks available for himself and his customers on request.</p>
<p>The reopening of the economy reflects the success New Zealand has experienced in its bold goal of eliminating the virus.</p>
<p>The country reported no new cases of the virus on Tuesday and Wednesday.</p>
<p>More than 1,400 of the nearly 1,500 people who contracted the virus that causes Covid-19 have recovered, while 21 have died.</p>
<p>Most New Zealand schools will reopen on Monday but bars will not reopen until May 21, a decision that was prompted in part by the experience in South Korea, which has seen a spike in coronavirus cases linked to nightclubs in Seoul.</p>
<p>The nation’s reopening coincides with the release of the government’s annual budget on Thursday afternoon.</p>
<p>Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the Southern Hemisphere nation faces the most challenging economic conditions since the Great Depression.</p>
<p>“<i>New Zealand is about to enter a very tough winter,”</i> she said. <i>“But every winter eventually is followed by spring, and if we make the right choices we can get New Zealanders back to work and our economy moving quickly again.”</i></p>
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