Traffic Light System

[Praktica]

it's too soon... disappointingly, labour is pandering to the travel industry and Brian Tamaki and his biker mates

I think its more subtle than that. Elimination bought us time, last year, when there was no vaccine, and few treatments. Now, there is a vaccine, and there are treatments, for covid. With the delta variant getting into population groups which choose not to engage with the system, elimination is not possible. The traffic light system is a reward for the vaccinated - and restrictions for the unvaccinated.
The government can only govern with the consent of the population.