The first Covid-19 update of the new year have been released - there are 105 community cases from the past two days.
There are two new Omicron cases at the
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said the cases were hard to reach and difficult to contact trace, but would not elaborate or provide specifics.
Fifty staff members of Waikato Hospital's emergency department have been stood down after close contact with a positive Covid-19 case. See how the day's Covid-19 news unfolded with RNZ's blog.