At least one community testing centre is fully booked as thousands in Wellington rush to get tested after an Australian man who spent the weekend in the city tested positive for Covid-19 after returning to Sydney.
More on that shortly. But first, Wellington's cafe culture is seeing business evaporate as a four-day stint of Level 2 restrictions begin.
The alert level was raised at 6am on Wednesday, limiting gatherings to fewer than 100 people and social distancing of two metres outside people's homes.
City dwellers are taking the adjustments in their stride but cafe and restaurant owners are suddenly struggling to fill tables.
As level 2 descended, reporter Anneke Smith went out into the city streets.
