WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Auckland is at alert level 3 The rest of NZ is at alert level 2
In Auckland
● Stay at home and work from home if possible.
● Stick to your household bubble and don’t socialise with family or friends from other houses.
● Children must stay home from school, unless their parents are essential workers.
● Essential services will remain open. The list includes supermarkets, dairies, butchers, fishmongers, greengrocers, petrol stations, pharmacies and permitted health services.
● Other shops and businesses can only operate on a nocontact basis, eg customers pay online or over the phone with contactless pick-up or delivery.
● Public facilities including food courts, gyms, libraries, museums, cinemas and playgrounds are now closed.
● Public gatherings are banned, except for weddings, funerals and tangi, which are restricted to a maximum of 10 people.
● Travel is restricted to essential purposes within your local area, such as going to work, school, shopping and exercise.
● Anyone travelling on public transport must wear a mask or face covering of some sort.
Rest of NZ
● Those outside of Auckland can still go to work and school as normal.
● Events such as weddings and funerals are allowed to have a maximum of 100 people.
● Public facilities, workplaces and retail stores can stay open – but people are encouraged to physically distance themselves by at least a metre from others.
There may be restrictions at places such as hospitals, which may have a limit on visitor numbers.
Auckland border
Auckland is defined by the Super City boundaries, which stretch north past Wellsford and Te Hana and south past Pokeno, stopping just short of Meremere on SH1. Police have eight checkpoints in place to stop drivers from entering or leaving Auckland unless their journey is essential. You will need a business travel document to prove this, eg a delivery docket for truck drivers.
Travel around NZ
No one can travel in or out of Auckland by plane, bus or train, except in special circumstances, such as essential business travel, leaving or returning to NZ, urgent medical care or court-ordered travel.
Air New Zealand says it is waiving fees for changing flights and extending its credit option for domestic flights due to depart before March 31 and international flights due to depart before June 30.
Sickness
Anywhere in NZ, if you are sick or have flu-like symptoms, including aches and pains, stay home and call your family doctor or Healthline on 0800611116 to get tested.