New Zealanders have extra reason to celebrate their new freedoms today - a full week of zero community cases. The seventh straight day of no community cases comes as Aucklanders enjoy the first day of level-2 freedom after a week of lockdown - and the rest of New Zealand returns to level 1. There is one case in managed isolation - a person who arrived in the country on March 4 from South Africa via Qatar. LISTEN LIVE TO NEWSTALK ZBEarlier today, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced there had been no overnight community cases but it was likely there would be more cases in managed isolation. Since January 1, there have now been 37 historical cases, out of a total of 233 cases.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 06, 2021 23:37 UTC