New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding due to new Omicron restrictions

"My wedding will not be going ahead," she told reporters, adding she was sorry for anyone caught up in a similar scenario.

Sydney: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has canceled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the Covid-19 omicron variant, she told reporters.

New Zealand will impose mask rules and limit gathering from midnight on Sunday after a cluster of nine cases of the omicron variant showed community transmission from the North to South islands after a wedding.

A family traveled by plane from the North Island capital of Auckland to a wedding in the South Island attended by 100 people. The family and a flight attendant tested positive.