Police have clarified the location of Auckland's lockdown checkpoints, following confusion north of Auckland this morning where residents report being turned away from the police-manned stations. Eight checkpoints were set up around Auckland's regional boundaries as the city entered alert level 3 at midnight Sunday. A map of Auckland's level 3 border and more information on travelling through the boundary is available on the Government's Covid-19 website. By 6pm checkpoints will be at the following locations:Northern• SH1/Mangawhai Rd (Twin Coast Discovery Highway)• Mangawhai Rd/north of Coal Hill Rd• Black Swamp, west of Rako Rd• Mangawhai Rd and Cames Rd• Mangawhai Rd and Ryan RdNote: Mangawhai Rd also known as the Twin Coast Discovery HighwaySouthern• Mercer off-ramp/Koheroa Rd – (southbound traffic on SH1 and Mercy Ferry Rd). 8 checkpoints were set up around Auckland’s regional boundaries as the Alert Level 3 restrictions came into effect at midnight.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 15, 2021 03:54 UTC