Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Ashley Bloomfield with COVID-19 Delta alert level decisions

  • 18/10/2021

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is joined by Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield to provide a post-Cabinet alert level update. 

Ardern announced last week that Northland and parts of Waikato would stay at alert level 3 for another week, with Cabinet to review those settings on Monday. 

All of Northland is currently at alert level 3, as well as parts of Waikato, including: Hamilton, Waipa, Ōtorohanga, Raglan, Te Kauwhata, Huntly, Ngāruawāhia, and Waitomo including Te Kuiti. 

Ardern said Auckland would remain at alert level 3 for another week and Cabinet would review that position on Monday.

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