There were more cases, more locations of interest and more testing today, while the lockdown period for the whole country was extended by several more days.
The Health Ministry has been constantly updating its list of locations of interest, as contact tracers continue to work with identified community cases.
See how day three of the lockdown unfolded with RNZ's blog:
Experts predict the entire country will remain at alert level 4 until health officials can rule out community transmission beyond Auckland's borders.
More community cases were reported in NZ today and the number of locations of interest continues to swell, but there was also a big breakthrough as a link is established with an Australian arrival.
With hundreds of new contacts of the current community cases being identified, do you know the rules around isolating? We're here to help.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service has notified that all students and staff are considered close contacts, according to a letter being shared online.
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