Hospitality business owner Kim Martinez is one of many in Auckland left reeling by the news that the city would be moving move to alert level 3 on Sunday night. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the alert level shift on Sunday evening. The alert level change will take effect for an initial period of three days. “It’s really lockdown equivalent for the hospitality industry [in Auckland],” she said. Retail and hospitality spending will be most affected, with café, bar, and restaurant spending expected to be down around 30 per cent nationwide.

Source: Stuff February 14, 2021 06:56 UTC