The Christchurch mosque attacker is considering appealing his whole-of-life jail term for the 2019 mass shootings, arguing his guilty pleas were made under duress, his lawyer said on Monday.

There are a record 206 new cases of COVID-19 in the community today – 200 are in Auckland. There are four new cases in the Waikato and two in Northland.

Alert level restrictions will ease slightly in Auckland and Waikato.

There are 162 new community cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today.

There are 125 COVID cases in community, including two more in Christchurch and a resident at an Auckland rest home.

The Government is being consistent by opting against a snap lockdown for Christchurch – even if more cases emerge in the city, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

There are 74 Covid cases in the community today, as the Government reveals a tentative plan for primary schoolchildren to return to classes on November 15.

There are 79 new community cases of COVID-19 reported in New Zealand today.

Australia plans to make social media companies obtain parental consent for users under the age of 16 .

New South Wales has surpassed 500 deaths from the Delta outbreak which took hold in Sydney four months ago before spreading across most of the state.

There are 109 community cases of COVID-19 reported in New Zealand today.

There are 80 community cases of COVID-19 reported in New Zealand today – 77 in Auckland, two in Waikato and one in Northland.