In a statement, the Ministry of Health said there were eight deaths of people with Covid-19 reported and 371 people in hospital, including six in ICU.
The deaths include two people their 70s; three in their 80s and three aged over 90. Six were women and two were men.
Two were from the Auckland region; two from Hawke's Bay; one was from Taranaki, two were from Canterbury and one was from Nelson-Marlborough. The total number of deaths of people with Covid-19 in New Zealand is now 1229.
There were also 50 new cases identified at the border.
