Taranaki Chamber of Commerce chief executive Arun Chaudhari said he was delighted with the decision, particularly with multiple events coming up тАУ including the Americarna festival of classic American cars, the Witt student graduation, which was expecting 1500 people.
It was also good news for businesses тАУ one hotelier had been fully booked for this week тАЬand it dropped to 25 per cent on SundayтАЭ, Chaudhari said.
тАЬThey talked about losing about $20,000 for the week - just washed away.тАЭ
But he warned against being complacent.
тАЬWeтАЩve got to keep hammering: scan the QR code and have your Bluetooth on.
тАЬIt's not going away for a long time.тАЭ