Since Alert Level 3 came into place, 17 people have been charged with a total of 18 offences in Tāmaki Makaurau, Northland, and parts of the Waikato, as at 5pm yesterday (Saturday 9 October 2021).
Of these, 13 were for failing to comply with order (COVID-19), 2 were for failure to comply with direction/prohibition/restriction, 1 was a Health Act breach and 2 were for assaults/threatens/hinders/obstructs enforcement officer.
In the same time period, 24 people were formally warned.
Police have received a total of 3,100 105-online breach notifications relating to businesses, mass gatherings or people in Tāmaki Makaurau, Northland, and parts of the Waikato.
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Issued by Police Media Centre