New Zealand delays polls after Auckland outbreak

The election had been scheduled for September 19 but will now be held on October 17. Under New Zealand law, Ardern had the option of delaying the election for up to about two months.Opposition parties had been requesting a delay after a virus outbreak in Auckland last week prompted the government to put the city into a two-week lockdown.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/new-zealand-delays-election-after-virus-outbreak-in-auckland/articleshow/77582473.cms