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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding amid new Covid restrictions

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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cancelled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant.

New Zealand will impose mask rules and limit gathering from midnight after a cluster of nine Covid-19 Omicron cases showed community spread from the North to South islands after a wedding.

A family returned to Nelson in the South Island by plane after attending a wedding and other events in Auckland in the North Island.

The family and a flight attendant tested positive. New Zealand will move to a red setting under its Covid-19 protection framework, with more mask wearing.

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