There have been 147 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community today - including 14 in Waikato - with another death of someone with Covid-19 who was isolating at home.
The Ministry of Health said 63 of today's cases are yet to be linked. The suburbs of interest in Auckland are Ranui, Sunnyvale, Kelston, Birkdale, Manurewa and Mangere.
At today's Covid-19 briefing, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield reported the sudden death of a man in his 60s who had Covid-19 and was isolating at a home in Glen Eden.
"The cause of his death will be determined by the coroner, including whether it may have been Covid-19 related.
"This is a sad reminder that Covid-19 is potentially very serious - and fatal - if you're not vaccinated."
He said any Covid-19 deaths would be looked into fully, whether they happened in a hospital or at home.
Of the 14 new cases in Waikato being reported today, 10 are from Ôtorohanga - including six people in one household who are known contacts - three from Hamilton and one from Ngâruawâhia.
There were also two new cases to report in Northland, both in the same household in Dargaville, with links to known cases.
"One of the cases is a child, which highlights the importance of getting vaccinated to protect our tamariki who aren't yet eligible to get the vaccine. The more of us who are vaccinated in our community, the greater our immunity."
There are 81 people with Covid-19 in hospital, including 11 in intensive care.
There were also two cases reported in managed isolation today.
There have been 4813 cases in the current community outbreak and 7561 since the pandemic began. The seven-day rolling average of community cases is 154.
There were 22,178 Covid-19 vaccine doses given yesterday, made up of 5,103 first doses and 16,089 second doses. The Ministry said 89 percent of New Zealanders aged over 12 years have had their first dose and 79 percent are fully vaccinated.
On Tuesday there were 125 new community cases, and of those 117 were in Auckland, two were in Waikato and six in Northland.