Air New Zealand has closed flights in London and time is running out for New Zealanders to get home as the government now restricts public gatherings indoors to 100 in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Countdown supermarkets are rationing high demand grocery items, and a $600 million aviation bailout has been announced.
It comes as the director General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield confirmed new cases at a press conference, bringing New Zealand's confirmed Covid-19 cases to 28.