Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Monday 1st Nov Wrap
Auckland and Waikato are set to see an easing of Covid-19 restrictions, moving to level three step two. Video / Dean Purcell / Mark Mitchell / Jason Oxenham / Alex Burton
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