Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: Isolating Motueka family says they are 'all good'

A Motueka family isolating at a motel with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 say they are doing "all good", as New Zealand scrambles to deal with the outbreak.

From Sunday night, the country moved into the red traffic light setting in response to nine Covid cases in Motueka being confirmed as Omicron after visiting Auckland.

The connection between the nine Nelson cases and the border is not yet known - leading health officials to believe the highly-transmissible variant was circulating in Auckland and potentially in the Nelson region.

The Motueka cases attended a wedding in Auckland on the weekend of January 15, along with a funeral, Rainbow's End amusement park, and the Sky Tower in the following days - events which had well over 100 people in attendance.

Now, the family has gone into quarantine and is being supported by the Ministry of Health.

A family member spoken to by the Herald said they are doing well.

"We are all good," he said.

Locations of interest so far include:

Greenwood Health Motueka on Friday, 21 January,

New World Motueka on Thursday, 20 January,

Repco Motueka, Countdown Motueka and Flight NZ5080 from Nelson to Auckland on Wednesday, 19 January

New World and Countdown Motueka on Tuesday, 18 January

Flight NZ5083 Auckland to Nelson and Nelson Airport terminal on Sunday, 16 January

By NZ Herald