The Ministry of Health has released travel details for some of the country's latest Covid-19 cases, one of which is a young woman who flew to Christchurch.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield today announced 36 new cases, bringing the total number to 102.
More than half were directly related to overseas travel, Dr Ashley Bloomfield said.
"So these are people who have returned to New Zealand recently and have become symptomatic, been tested and confirmed as cases of Covid-19.
"Most of the remaining cases are close contacts of a previously confirmed case or are associated with an event where there were confirmed cases already, for example, the Hereford Cattle conference in Queenstown."
There were still two cases - in the Wairarapa and Auckland - that could not be linked to overseas travel and were being treated as community transmission.
The news of the new cases was followed by an announcement the Prime Minister that country was now on alert level 3, and would move to alert level 4 in 48 hours.
The latest travel details, released this afternoon, are:
85 Auckland Child M Relative of a confirmed case
84 Auckland 50s M Doha to Auckland on 18 March – flight QR920
83 Auckland 50s F Doha to Auckland on 18 March – flight QR920
82 Auckland 60s F Linked to two confirmed cases
81 Auckland 60s M Dubai to Auckland on 18 March – flight EK0448
80 Marlborough 50s M Sydney to Auckland on 18 March – flight QF143, Auckland to Blenheim on 18 March – flight NZ8205
79 Tasman 20s M International travel – flight details to come
78 Manawatu 40s F Sydney to Wellington on 19 March – flight NZ842
77 Auckland 20s F Kuala Lumpur to Auckland on 19 March – flight MH0133
76 Auckland 60s M Hong Kong to Auckland on 13 March – flight CX2191
75 Waikato 70s M Relative of a confirmed case
74 Auckland 20s M Travel to USA – flight details to come
73 Auckland Teens M Details to come
72 Canterbury 20s F Singapore to Christchurch on 18 March – flight SQ297
71 Auckland 30s M LA to Auckland on 18 March – flight NZ05
70 Auckland 50s F Details to come
69 Auckland 40s M Dubai to Auckland on 15 March – flight EK448
68 Dunedin 20s F San Francisco to Auckland on 17 March – flight NZ07, Auckland to Dunedin on 19 March – flight JQ285
67 Auckland 20s F Wellington to Auckland on 15 March – flight JQ256
