There were 14,657 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand in the week to midnight on Sunday, and a further 43 deaths attributed to the virus.
There were 1193 new cases in the Southern region.
The total number of deaths from the disease is now 2893.
In addition, there were 247 cases in hospital at midnight Sunday, with eight in intensive care.
The seven-day rolling average of cases was 1891.
Last week 11,739 new cases were reported and a further 58 deaths attributed to the virus.
A spokesperson for the government confirmed to RNZ Pacific the small nation of three atolls announced the first case on Sunday.
Up until now Tokelau, which is a dependency of New Zealand, was the last remaining country along with Turkmenistan to not have experienced community cases.
The case is located on Nukunonu, the largest atoll in Tokelau and does not know how they caught the virus.
Work was unde rway to establish how the virus entered the community.
In January, Tokelau experienced its first cases of the virus at the border.
All five people who tested positive then tested negative and were able to join the community and attend a wedding.
- additional reporting RNZ
