More than 100,000 new bookings were made on the first day of New Zealand's Book My Vaccine online booking system when it opened on Wednesday to people aged between 60 and 64.
Future bookings through the system total 943,187, with New Zealand now having fully vaccinated 711,621 people.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield described the first day of the COVID-19 vaccination national booking system being live to the public as “a resounding success”. It went live on Wednesday following several trials and configuration over the last six weeks.