New Zealand has just one active case of COVID-19 today (Friday May 29), after seven cases recovered overnight. 

The news comes after it was announced yesterday there were no remaining active cases of COVID-19 in the South Island.

Today also marks the country’s seventh day in a row with no new cases of COVID-19. 

New Zealand has had 1,504 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, with the first case reported on February 28. 

A change to the size of social gatherings that are permitted under alert level two came into effect at midday today.

Groups of up to 100 people are now permitted – this includes events at home and outside of home, and gatherings like religious services, parties, weddings, tangihanga and funerals. 

The person in charge of a social gathering must ensure records are kept for contact tracing purposes, except in cases where every person in a gathering knows each other.

The rules of “seated, separated, single-server” still apply for hospitality businesses, but they can now take group bookings for more than 10 people.

Faith-based gatherings and clubs will be able to operate with the 100 person maximum applying in each defined area, as long as intermingling in common spaces can be prevented.

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