13 new cases of coronavirus reported in New Zealand

Aukland remains in lockdown today after the New Zealand government confirmed 13 new cases of coronavirus there. 

New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern: 'As we all learnt from our first experience with Covid, once you identify a cluster, it grows before it slows, and we should expect that to be the case here.' Picture: TVNZ/AP

New Zealand's biggest city remains in lockdown today after the New Zealand government confirmed 13 new cases of coronavirus there. 

An initial three-day lockdown was imposed in Auckland on Wednesday, with the next steps due to be announced tomorrow.