Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins and Ashley Bloomfield provided an update on Aotearoa's travel bubble as a serious outbreak of COVID-19 continues to spread across Australia.
Newshub streamed the press conference live alongside expert commentary from Australian correspondent Emma Cropper and Auckland reporter Kethaki Masilamani.
On Thursday, New South Wales reported 124 new cases, its highest daily total yet. That's despite the state being weeks into restrictions. Victoria also had its worst day yet of the year, while South Australia also has local cases.
New Zealand has a pause in place currently with NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
Watch the breaking news special above.
