Weather will become widespread today, with heavier falls expected overnight.

There is also a historical Covid case to report today.

One of today's cases is an international mariner staying in Christchurch.

There are no new cases in the community today.

There were zero new cases of the virus yesterday.

One case came from London, the other from Bangladesh.

It's possible we could see more cases linked to flight from India on September 26.

The positive case arrived in New Zealand from France via Singapore on September 25.

There were no new cases yesterday, however, someone escaped managed isolation.

There were two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand yesterday, both in managed isolation.

Haami Hanara caught by police after being spotted in Wiri this afternoon.

As cases skyrocket across the ditch, NZ went 2 days without a new case but now has 3 more.

Yesterday marked a total of 24 days since there was a new confirmed case in the country.

The total number of confirmed cases in the country remained at 1154 as of 1pm yesterday.

Foot traffic was light, there were no buskers and businesses say it was busier in level 2.