There are 60 new community cases and 11 new cases identified at the border. There are six additional Omicron cases bringing the total to 78. 

The Ministry of Health has just released the information. 

The ministry says a second border-related case has been in the community. The case is an Air New Zealand crew member who worked on a flight between Auckland and Sydney on December 24. 

They were tested for COVID-19 in routine surveillance testing on December 27. 

"Whole genome sequencing has confirmed the Omicron variant and has also confirmed the case is linked to three other Omicron cases on the same flight," the ministry said. 

"The case was immediately transferred to a MIQ facility. 

"The case is fully vaccinated. Eight close contacts have been identified, seven of whom have returned negative test results. 

"At this stage, there are no known locations of interest." 

Yesterday there were 46 new cases reported across Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Lakes, Tairāwhiti and Canterbury. 

After genome sequencing results were returned, the ministry confirmed a total of 71 Omicron cases detected at the border. 

It jumped by 17, from a total of 54 cases on Tuesday to 71 on Wednesday - the highest spike in Omicron cases since the first case was detected in New Zealand on December 16. 

People are being urged to get tested if they think they have symptoms, or if they have been in a location of interest. 

Testing rates have been lower than usual over the holiday period, the ministry said. 

Earlier this morning Covid 19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said up to 100 people could be self-isolating after it was revealed DJ Dimension, real name Robert Etheridge, was infected while in the community. 

"I think it's disappointing he didn't follow rules," Hipkins said. 

"The Omicron variant, up until this one case, has been well contained at the border." 

He visited a nightclub, bar, restaurants and a jewellers in Auckland CBD across December 26 and December 27 - before receiving the positive results of his day nine test. 

Other international and local DJs who were to perform at a number of music festivals over summer, were named as close contacts, forcing them to pull out at the last minute in order to self-isolate as a precaution. 

DJ Dimension, real name Robert Etheridge, went to Waiheke Island after MIQ. Photo / Supplied 

He also spent time in Waiheke Island over Christmas. 

Etheridge was one of the last people to move through the seven-day managed isolation and three-day self-isolating system, before it was tightened up to prepare for the new variant. 

"We ask people to isolate until after they get the results from their day nine test," Hipkins said. 

"We ask people to stay in their bubbles while self-isolating. 

"That hasn't been the case here and that's very disappointing. 

"It is of course a reminder ... that while many of us feel like we're over Covid, Covid-19 is not over with us," Hipkins said. 

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said he was "disappointed" the infected DJ did "not follow the rules". Photo / Mark Mitchell 

Health officials this morning had confirmed to them that the DJ did not pick up Omicron in MIQ. 

He is the only person in New Zealand with the particular genome sequence, so it is unclear how he contracted the variant. 

Hipkins said the community exposure doesn't necessarily mean areas will have to move to the red level of the traffic light system. 

The ministry had previously said they did not believe the DJ was "highly infectious". 

Etheridge released a statement on social media overnight, which said he was "devastated" to test positive. 

He claimed he completed seven days of managed isolation and three days of self-isolation. 

"To my shock and enormous concern, I unexpectedly received a positive test on day twelve, two days after my isolation period had ended."