New Zealand reports another 35 Covid cases as nationwide lockdown extended

Jacinda Ardern said outbreak was not thought to have peaked and that country must hold the course'

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New Zealand's nationwide lockdown is extending until at least the end of the week, as the country battles to contain an outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19.

Auckland - the country's largest city, where the majority of cases are - will remain in lockdown until the end of the month.