New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern says 'we beat the virus again'

Ardern announced restrictions in the country's largest city would be eased, after a second COVID-19 wave was contained

New Zealand sees first case-free day in five weeks

Friday’s report also marked the fourth consecutive day without any cases of community transmission

New Zealand on Monday reported one new case of coronavirus in the community, taking the total number of cases to 1,447 and 24 deaths

Health officials said the man was part of a second-wave cluster of infections that emerged in Auckland last month

Hong Kong had earlier barred Air India flights from landing after the same thing happened there

PM Ardern also acknowledged concerns from rivals that curbs on campaigning would unfairly weigh the election in favour of her government

The infections outside Auckland come despite a strict lockdown, including masked police blocking roads to seal its borders

Lockdown in Auckland could be extended well beyond an initial three days as the source of new infections continues to stump officials

Virus measures back in place in the country as election candidates postpone campaigning for a week

There are still 23 active cases but all were detected at the border when entering the country and are held in managed isolation facilities