All of New Zealand, south of the Auckland boundary, will move to level 3 at 11.59pm on Tuesday.
Auckland and Northland will remain in level 4, likely for a further two weeks, prime minster Jacinda Ardern says.
Cabinet will review this on August 30 to determine how long the level 4 lockdown might last.
Cabinet will review the rest of the country’s settings again on Monday, September 6.
The decision to keep Northland in level 4 has been made, partly due to a positive case in Warkworth, Ardern says.
The boundary south of Auckland will be reactivated next week meaning no one can move from one alert level to the other without an exemption.
The Ministry of Health has reported 70 new community COVID-19 cases today bringing the total cluster to 347.
