Press Release – Science Media Centre The Wellington region will remain at alert level 2 until 11.59 pm Tuesday, two days longer than anticipated. The government says theres a need to see more testing results before any change in alert levels can be made. The rest of New Zealand stays … The Wellington region will remain at alert level 2 until 11.59 pm Tuesday, two days longer than anticipated. The government says there’s a need to see more testing results before any change in alert levels can be made. The rest of New Zealand stays at alert level 1. The infected Sydney man’s partner has now tested positive in Australia, and may have been infected near the end of their Wellington visit or on the flight home. No new cases in the community were reported today.