Alert level 2 rules will be extended for 48 hours in Wellington, Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins said. Alert level 2 rules will be extended for 48 hours in Wellington, Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins said. The Northern Territory (NT) has recorded four new community Covid-19 cases after a mine worker tested positive yesterday. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said there was potential for the virus to have spread across Australia from this event and potentially into New Zealand. "It might be that once we get through the 48 hours we may need to extend for longer.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 27, 2021 02:43 UTC