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Aotearoa is at Alert Level 4 Lockdown

18 Aug 2021By Delayne Tutemahurangi
COVID-19 Update

Aotearoa is at Alert Level 4 Lockdown

Tiaki whakapapa, tiaki whānau, noho ki te kainga
Protect our whakapapa, protect our whānau, stay at home

Beginning Tuesday 17th August 2021, 11:59pm - Aotearoa will enter Alert Level 4 Lockdown.

Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) & Coromandel will remain in Level 4 Lockdown until Tuesday 31 August 2021.
Nationwide, the rest of Aotearoa will remain in Level 4 Lockdown until Friday 27 August 2021.

These restrictions will be reviewed on Thursday 26 August 2021, (for Aotearoa), and Monday 30 August 2021, (for Tāmaki Makaurau).

Level 4 Lockdown means:

  • Staying at home (unless you're an essential worker)

  • Bringing back the Bubble (Don't mix and mingle with others outside your bubble)

  • Safe recreational activities allowed (like walking and running is allowed in your local area)

  • Businesses, schools & universities are closed (unless essential services like doctors or supermarkets)

  • Travel severely limited (unless for essential services, always wear a mask if you must travel)

  • All gatherings to be cancelled (tangihanga, hui, rā whakanui)

For all updates and extra information, head over to the COVID-19 website:
https://covid19.govt.nz/alert-levels-and-updates/

Kāpõ Māori Aotearoa is here for you if you would like someone to chat with – you can call us via freephone 0800 770 990.

For easy access, you could also download the following Information sheets clicking them below. They are in MSWord Formats: