An infringement notice has been issued to a University of Otago student who breached lockdown by flying from Auckland to Dunedin. Officers spoke with the person as they got off the plane, liaising with local public health officials about how to manage the situation. In a statement today police said the student would be issued an infringement notice, and had been advised of this today. Southern District Health Board medical officer of health Dr Michael Butchard said the person was interviewed by Public Health South after arriving in Dunedin and the public health risk was assessed as low. Stuff reported that two of the student's flatmates raised concerns after they heard another flatmate was going to pick her up from Dunedin Airport.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 31, 2021 16:30 UTC