Day two of the latest national lockdown saw more arrests and rising case numbers, but health officials have also come closer to discovering the source of the latest outbreak. See how the day unfolded with RNZ's live blog.
The prime minister announced the initial 48 hour travel window would be extended by 24 hours until midnight on Friday for flights from Queenstown and sailings on the Cook Strait Ferry.
RNZ has heard reports of toilet paper being cleaned out at some supermarkets and has verified that is the case at Countdown Mailer Street, while bread stocks have taken a hit at Countdown Dunedin South.
New Zealand reported 11 new Delta community cases on Thursday, all in Auckland and being transferred to managed isolation and quarantine facilities, bringing the total outbreak to 21 active cases, Xinhua reports