Welcome to the beginning of a new normal, as the country prepares to enter quarantine for at least a month.
Today, we're at Covid 19 Alert Level Three. At this level, many shops and businesses are required to close, mass gatherings are banned, public venues including cinemas, libraries, restaurants and bars will be shut and there'll be no school for most children.
People are urged not to panic buy - with supermarkets asking them to shop as usual, so they can keep up with demand.
Then, at midnight tomorrow, we will move into Covid 19 Alert Level Four - the highest level - when people will be instructed to stay at home.
All but essential businesses, such as supermarkets, pharmacies and clinics, will be closed and people only allowed to venture out for fresh air so long as they don't meet up with others.
This morning, a day and a half before the most significant restrictions placed on New Zealanders in modern history take effect - we take stock of how the community is faring.
RNZ reporters have hit the streets to see if anyone is still out and about.
Jordan Bond is in Central Auckland and Eva Corlett outside the Newtown Countdown in Wellington.
The pair speaks to Susie Ferguson.
