<p><span><span>Update from the Director General of Health: 19 August 2021, 2pm</span></span></p>
<p><span>The Director General of Health has declared that registered banks and licensed non-bank deposit taking entities carrying out critical financial services may operate as a Level 4 Business or Service. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fma.govt.nz/assets/Guidance/Gazette-notice-exemption-of-persons-from-reguirements-COVID-19.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Gazette notice issued by the Ministry of Health indicating which businesses can operate at Level 4, COVID-19">View the Gazette notice.</a></span></p>