'I am no different to - dare I say it - thousands of other New Zealanders who have had much more devastating impacts felt by the pandemic.' New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern says her wedding won't be going ahead as planned amid new COVID-19 restrictions.
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However, on Sunday, when announcing New Zealand's first confirmed community spread of the infectious COVID-19 variant, she confirmed the nuptials were off."My wedding will not be going ahead ... such is life," she said. As of midnight on Sunday, New Zealand will shift from "orange" to the stricter "red" settings on its traffic light-style system for COVID-19 management.
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