Police across the country are reminding people to stick with the rules as most of the country spends its first day at Alert Level 2 today.
We are relying on people to do the right thing, for the safety of all of us.
Alert Level 2 this time has some new restrictions, such as the wearing of face coverings, and mandatory record-keeping at venues. Further information is available on the Government¡¯s Covid19 website.
Police aim to operate pragmatically and with a high-trust approach regarding the new rules.
Again, most people are complying with these restrictions, and Police thanks the majority who are doing their bit.
For those in T¨¡maki Makaurau, who remain at Alert Level 4 for longer ¨C thank you for your efforts in helping keep New Zealand safe.
Compliance data
Since Alert Level 4 came into place, 202 people have been charged with a total of 217 offences nationwide as at 5pm yesterday (7 September 2021).
Of the charges filed, 196 were for offences committed in Alert Level 4 and 21 were for offences committed in Alert Level 3.
Of these, 145 are for Failing to Comply with Order (COVID-19), 44 for Failure to Comply with Direction/Prohibition/Restriction, 19 for Health Act Breaches, and nine for Assaults/Threatens/Hinders/Obstructs Enforcement Officer.
In the same time period, 515 people were warned for 518 offences.
Of the formal warnings 222 were for Failing to Comply with Order (COVID-19), 159 for Failure to Comply with Direction/Prohibition/Restriction, 136 for Health Act Breaches, and one was for Assaults/Threatens/Hinders/Obstructs Enforcement Officer.
Since 19 August 2021, Police have been issuing infringements for COVID-19 related breaches.
As at 5pm on 7 September 2021, Police have issued 3,872? infringements nationwide.
2936 of these were issued under the previous Health Order, primarily for Person failed to remain at current home/residence other than for essential personal movement.
Since the new Health Order came into force on 1 September, 936 infringements have been issued as follows:
¡¤?????? Left home / residence other than for essential personal movement (AL4) ¨C 500
¡¤?????? Left home / residence other than for essential personal movement (AL3) ¨C 350
¡¤?????? Other breaches under the new Health Order ¨C 86
Police have now received a total of 17,907 105-online breach notifications.
11,018? were about a gathering, 5,141 were about a business, and 1,748 were about a person.
In addition to the online breach notifications, a total of 11,266 Covid-19 related calls were made to the 105-phone line.
The majority (8,093) of calls were requests for information.
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Issued by the Police Media Centre