New Zealand may be seeing the peak in coronavirus cases.

Yesterday the Ministry of Health confirmed 82 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 950.

During the update Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said there has been a “flattening off” in the number of new cases and that he was “increasingly confident” the lockdown measures were working.

Infectious diseases specialist Professor David Murdoch told Andrew Dickens that he is more cautious about saying that at this moment.

"The numbers have been particularly steady. They haven't been increasing day by day which is good news. We're really waiting to see what happens over the next few days."

He said that if there was contained community transmission, we'd be seeing bigger numbers. 

Murdoch said that people should avoid getting complacent and ensure that they stay at home. 

"It's vital that everyone stays up with these measures."