Covid-19 live: Auckland, Waikato level 3 restrictions to ease, 1400 cases a week expected

Can't view this email, [click here]( 02 November 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19 live: Auckland, Waikato level 3 restrictions to ease, 1400 cases a week expected]( Retailers and public facilities will reopen as both regions move to the next step of alert level 3 - Waikato this week, Auckland next. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Residents evacuated amid health warning after fire rages at water treatment plant]( Almost 50 firefighters tackled the blaze, which destroyed the roofs of two buildings and sent a huge plume of acrid smoke across the city. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Unexplained east Christchurch wastewater result 'likely' a historical case]( Covid-19 has been detected in wastewater samples taken in the southern and eastern parts of Christchurch. 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