New Zealand reports 21 local COVID-19 cases more expected
New South Wales on Saturday logged a record 825 cases as a Delta outbreak surges despite weeks-long lockdown.
"No one wants an extended lockdown and no one wants to see that rate of transmission, so the number one thing everyone can do right now is reduce down your contacts," Ardern said.
New Zealand's outbreak has been linked to a traveller from Sydney, the capital of New South Wales.
New Zealanders had been living virus-free and without curbs until Ardern on Tuesday ordered what was initially a three-day nationwide lockdown and a seven-day shutdown for Auckland, after the discovery of the first case since February.
The country has recorded just over 2,600 confirmed coronavirus cases and 26 COVID-19 deaths, according to the health ministry.
Only 19 per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated, the slowest pace among the wealthy nations of the OECD grouping.
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