A Dunedin man who breached the autumn lockdown by engaging in non-essential travel was being driven to his girlfriend’s property just after midnight. He was fined $250 for the lockdown breach. Judge Stephen Harrop said Taylor was on a curfew for three months while awaiting his sentence, or the fine would have been larger. Taylor told police he was being taken to his girlfriend’s property in Mosgiel. The country was in the Alert Level 4 lockdown during April and only travel deemed essential was permitted.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 25, 2020 19:52 UTC