Uber Eats says it will resume its deliveries next week when the country moves into alert level three.

On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the level four lockdown would lift on Monday, April 27 at 11.59pm and the country would operate under level three restrictions for two weeks.

The food delivery service, which has been on pause for a month, will resume with contactless delivery on Tuesday, April 28 and offer a tipping option to funnel more money to restaurants.

The ride-share arm of the business has been operating as an essential service through the lockdown.

DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Uber will restart its food delivery service Uber Eats on April 28.

Uber Eats announced a $5 million relief package last month to support small businesses affected by Covid-19, including access to $500,000 in-app promotional funding.

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But the spokesman said Uber Eats would not reduce its commission which sat between 33 per cent to 36 per cent per order.

Mexicali Fresh Spitfire Square owner Richard Murray said it would start deliveries through Uber Eats next week, but the high commission rate was challenging.

"Under normal trading that's okay, and we have people coming in to pick up as well, but that's gone," Murray said.

"Ideally we'd like people to pick up but we understand ordering from home and getting a delivery is convenient. We think at this time [Uber Eats] should be reducing their fees, even for the short term. But they are such a large industry, and we are small.If we all go out of business, they have nothing to deliver and they go under too."

Supplied Restaurants Association chief executive Marisa Bidois says small businesses need additional support from the government to operate in level 3.

The tipping option on the food delivery app was introduced in Australia earlier this month and in the first week businesses collectively made $500,000 through tips, a spokesman said.

"We know that the reduced alert level by no means represents business as usual for the restaurant community.

"All restaurants across the country will be operating at reduced trading levels, but for the more than 2000 small and family-run businesses available on the Uber Eats platform there will be an additional way for eaters to show their support for these small businesses – by providing a restaurant tipping option."

In a bid to get more restaurants to join its platform, Uber Eats had suspended activation fees, and is charging no fees on pickup orders until June 30. It is also offering daily payments and greater flexibility on how restaurants price their menus.

Ardern said businesses would be allowed to use this week to get ready to open, such as employers re-entering premises to receive stock if necessary.

But they were advised to stick to social distancing and bubbles.

Restaurants Association chief executive Marisa Bidois said about 35 per cent of its members would open next week.

"We've seen so much innovation over this lockdown with business owners diversifying their offerings, changing their menus to suit deliveries," Bidois said.

She said before the lockdown started the association had asked Uber to reduce its commission rate for businesses and rental car and taxi companies were offering to help businesses with online meal deliveries for commissions as low 5 per cent.

Bidois said while some restaurants were preparing to open next week, most small businesses were in dire need of cashflow support from the government.

"It's been really disappointing that nothing has happened regarding support on rental leases for commercial property. Restaurants have been impacted by Covid-19 since February. It's been a very long few months and many businesses won't open again because of this."