New Zealand's largest city Auckland will remain in a Covid-19 lockdown for at least another two weeks, although some restrictions will be eased, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said.
Ms Ardern said the city of two million people would move down to level three on New Zealand's four-tier coronavirus response system by late tomorrow, even as authorities remain committed to eliminating a Delta-variant outbreak. "We're moving now because the advice we have is that we do not have widespread, undetected transmission in Auckland," she told reporters. "If everyone continues to play their part, we can continue stamping out (the virus)." The change means stay-at-home orders will remain in place but some businesses, such as takeaway food outlets, can