JACINDA ARDERN: Kia ora koutou katoa nga mihi nui kia koutou.
ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD: Kia ora koutou katoa.
ARDERN: Kia ora koutou
CHRIS HIPKINS: Good afternoon everybody and welcome
ARDERN: Good evening
HIPKINS: This morning we received information from the Ministry of Health about a person
in the community who has tested positive
for Covid-19 after they have left our managed isolation facilities.
Today we're confirming that there are three new cases of Covid-19 in the community.
ARDERN: As of 11.59pm tonight, Sunday, February 14, Auckland will move to level 3
The rest of New Zealand will move to level 2
Auckland will drop down to alert level 2, the remainder of New Zealand will move to
level 1
Auckland will need to move to alert level 3 for a period of 7 days
The rest of New Zealand will move to level 2
On the basis that we've found no new cases beyond household members, we've had excellent
testing numbers and that close contacts continue to be managed
Cabinet has made the decision to move Auckland to alert level 2 at 6am on Sunday, and the
rest of New Zealand to level one.
HIPKINS: Turning to our vaccines, we've now done 41,500 doses
We have delivered 135,585
562,149
1 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine have now been delivered in New Zealand
Last night I was advised by the director-general of a person who recently returned to Sydney
from Wellington
And that they had tested positive for Covid-19
Starting with the good news first, there are no positive cases in the community to report
It's been pretty busy on the Covid-19 front over the last few weeks, last night I announced
a pause on travel from South Australia
We have administered more than 1,553,000 doses of the vaccine across New Zealand.
BLOOMFIELD: There are no positive Covid-19 cases in the community and no cases to report
in recent returnees
ARDERN: We have a positive case of Covid-19 in the community. New Zealand will move to
alert level 4 at 11.59pm tonight.
We are dealing with the Delta variant.
It is linked, the current genome sequencing of cases in the New South Wales outbreak.
Our case has originated in Australia.
Bloomfield: So today I can report there are 11 new positive cases of Covid-19 in the community.
HIPKINS: Look it is a challenge in higher density areas for people to get outside and
to spread their legs.
ARDERN: There are 35 new cases reported today.
BLOOMFIELD: 63 new confirmed cases
ARDERN: Cabinet has decided that all of New Zealand south of the Auckland boundary will
move to level 3 at 11.59pm on Tuesday, August 31.
For those in Auckland and Northland, so from the southern Auckland boundary to the very
top of the country, you will remain in level 4
Cabinet has agreed that all of New Zealand beyond the boundaries to the north and south
of Auckland will move to level 2 at 11.59pm tomorrow, Tuesday the 7th of September
These changes mean we'll have one part of the country at level 4 and the rest at level
2.
BLOOMFIELD: Today we're reporting 45 new cases of Covid-19 in the community, all are in the
Auckland region
That takes our total number of cases in this outbreak to 1230. It won't be lost on you
that this is the largest number of cases we've had for some time.
ARDERN: Two cases of Covid-19 have been identified today beyond the Auckland boundary. One is
in Raglan, the other is in Hamilton.
Ministers have agreed today to move these areas into level 3 restrictions alongside
Auckland.
BLOOMFIELD: So today there are a total of 33 new community cases.
There are the 29 new community cases.
CAROLINE MCELNAY: There are 71 new community cases to report today.
BLOOMFIELD: So today we're announcing 102 new Covid cases in the community.
162 new Covid cases to report in the community today.
ARDERN: Today, I can announce that from the 15th of December, people travelling out of
Auckland who have either been fully vaccinated or have a negative test 72 hours prior to
departure, will be able to leave Auckland and visit other parts of the country.
Cabinet has decided today that the whole country will move into the new traffic light system
at 11.59pm on Thursday the 2nd of December.
HIPKINS: Today I am confirming that fully vaccinated New Zealanders will find it easier
to come home from January, and foreign nationals follow from April onwards.
BLOOMFIELD: Today there are 215 new Covid-19 cases in the community to report.
We're reporting 146 new cases today in the community.
HIPKINS: A big shout out first of all to the 86% of eligible New Zealanders who have now
received both doses of the vaccine.
ARDERN: The R rate, which is indicative of the pace of spread, slowed to under 1 for
the first time in several months on the 1st of December.
As a country, we're now just 47,527 vaccinations away from hitting 90% fully vaccinated.
Cabinet has decided, on the recommendation of the director-general, to move Auckland
to orange at 11.59pm on Thursday the 30th of December. Those remaining areas that are
currently in red, excluding Northland, will also move to orange.
BLOOMFIELD: So thank you to all our health workforce for the work you have done and to
all New Zealanders who have been vaccinated.