16 Feb 2021

Covid-19: Northern Auckland checkpoint moved after confusion

From Morning Report, 6:40 am on 16 February 2021

Confusion reigned in Northland yesterday when Kaipara residents found themselves in an alert level grey area.

Police checkpoints were enforced north of Mangawhai, Kaiwaka and Oneriri - but it wasn't clear whether the area was in Alert Level 2 or 3.

Sure enough, the checkpoints did not line up with the legal Auckland-Northland border.

On Monday afternoon Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern conceded the checkpoints were "some distance from the legal boundary", and they were moved.

Jason Smith is Kaipara mayor.

He spoke to Corin Dann.