12 Aug 2020

Panic buying across Auckland supermarkets

From Afternoons, 1:27 pm on 12 August 2020

As alert level three comes into effect across the Auckland region, Aucklanders have ignored the Prime Minister's pleas to not panic buy. 

Countdown General Manager, Kiri Hannifin, talks to Jesse about the rush on their stores in Auckland and what's happening around the rest of the country, where alert level two restrictions are now in place. 

Shoppers queue to enter Point Chevalier Countdown in Auckland ahead of level 3 Covid-19 restrictions being imposed in the region at midday on 12 August 2020.

Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook