The country went into the alert level 4 lockdown at 11.59pm on Wednesday, 25 March. It was initially planned to last at least four weeks, ending this Wednesday night.
Ardern said that once the level four alert was reduced to level three next Monday night, the country would remain in level three for a further two weeks before reviewing the alert status again.
The decision follows a Cabinet meeting today from 10.30am via video link to debate whether the threat of the Covid-19 coronavirus merited a further extension or not.
