evidence: The COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand was part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case of the disease in New Zealand was reported on 28 February 2020. The country recorded over 2,274,370 cases (2,217,047 confirmed and 57,323 probable[a]). Over 3,000 people died as a result of the pandemic, with cases recorded in all twenty district health board (DHB) areas.[1] The pandemic first peaked in early April 2020, with 89 new cases recorded per day and 929 active cases. Cases peaked again in October 2021 with 134 new cases reported on 22 October.[2] [...] - ^ Manch, Thomas; Devlin, Collette (29 March 2020). "Coronavirus: New Zealand has 514 cases – one person dead on West Coast". Stuff. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.