Workers at a Northland beachside community have been turned around at police checkpoints this morning, shocked to discover they are part of the Auckland lockdown. Mangawhai, Kaiwaka and Oneriri go into Level 3 Lockdown along with Auckland, other parts of Kaipara District at Level 2. Indeed, the message on Mayor Smith's page read: "From midnight tonight Mangawhai, Kaiwaka and Oneriri all go into level 3 Lockdown with Auckland. The Kaipara District Council (KDC) site said: "Currently police checkpoints are on the north side of Kaiwaka and Mangawhai. He said businesses should have been consulted about where the boundaries would be and tradies needed a clear definition of alert level border locations.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 14, 2021 20:23 UTC