12 Mar 2021

Auckland now back at Alert Level 1

From Midday Report, 12:10 pm on 12 March 2021

Auckland has now returned to Alert Level One, joining the rest of the country in relative freedom.

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Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

The announcement was made by the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern a short time ago, when she announced as of Midday, Tāmaki Makaurau would move back to Alert Level 1.

She says she needed to wait to see if there were any community cases overnight, before announcing the decision.

Māni Dunlop spoke to Auckland University associate professor of public health, Collin Tukuitonga.