Health officials in New Zealand have said the country's resurgent coronavirus outbreak has spread beyond Auckland, in a significant setback to efforts to contain the infection.
Health Minister Chris Hipkins said there were 12 more cases of community transmission, and one probable, following the surprise re-emergence of the virus in Auckland this week.
He said two of the infections were found in the North Island town of Tokoroa, around 210 kilometres south of Auckland. The infections outside Auckland come despite a strict lockdown in New Zealand's largest city, including masked police blocking roads to seal its borders.