Source: New Zealand Police (National News)
Tāmaki Makaurau, Northland and parts of Waikato compliance update:
Since Alert Level 3 came into place, 45 people have been charged with a total of 49 offences in Tāmaki Makaurau, Northland, and parts of the Waikato, as at 5pm yesterday (Thursday 28 October 2021).
Of these, 35 were for Failing to Comply with Order (COVID-19), 10 were for Failure to Comply with Direction/Prohibition/Restriction, two were for Assaults/Threatens/Hinders/Obstructs Enforcement Officer, one was for Failing to Stop (COVID-19 related) and one was a Health Act breach.
In the same time period, 34 people were formally warned.
Police have received a total of 6,191 105-online breach notifications relating to businesses, mass gatherings or people in Tāmaki Makaurau, Northland, and parts of the Waikato.
Alert Level 2 compliance update:
Fifty three people have been charged with a total of 58 offences in Alert Level 2, as at 5pm yesterday (Thursday 28 October 2021).
Of these, 51 are for Failing to Comply with Order (COVID-19), three for Failure to Comply with Direction/Prohibition/Restriction, three for Failing to Stop (COVID-related), and one is for Assaults/Threatens/Hinders/Obstructs Enforcement Officer.
In the same time period, 24 people have been warned – 13 for Failure to Comply with Direction/Prohibition/Restriction and 11 for Failing to Comply with Order (COVID-19).
One person has received a youth referral for Failing to Comply with Order (COVID-19).
To date, Police have received a total of 2,624 105-online breach notifications relating to businesses, mass gatherings or people in Alert Level 2.
Checkpoint figures:
As of 11.59pm yesterday, a total of 965,342 vehicles have now been stopped at the checkpoints on Auckland’s northern and southern boundaries, with a total of 11,439 vehicles having been turned around.
26,999 vehicles were processed at the checkpoints yesterday with 181 of those vehicles being turned around.
A total of 60 out of 5717 vehicles were turned away at the Northern checkpoints yesterday, while 121 vehicles out of 21,282 were turned around at the Southern checkpoints.
As at 11.59pm last night, 59,646 heavy vehicles have been stopped and 1428 of them have been turned around attempting to leave Tāmaki Makaurau, with 43 of those turned around yesterday.
It’s important to remember that travel across an alert level boundary remains restricted and you will be turned-away if you don’t have the required evidence for permitted travel, as outlined on the COVID-19 website.
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Issued by Police Media Centre
