Article 5VABD Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding as New Zealand prepares for Omicron surge

Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding as New Zealand prepares for Omicron surge

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Tess McClure
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Prime minister says variant is now circulating in the community but we'll do everything that we can to slow the spread'

Omicron has breached New Zealand's borders and started spreading in the community, Jacinda Ardern has said, meaning the entire country will be placed on the highest level of restrictions.

The outbreak has also forced the prime minister to cancel her wedding to Clarke Gayford, which was due to take place in the coming weeks at Gisborne on the North Island's eastern coast.

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