Advice to Members
New Zealand is changing alert levels, Auckland to Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand to Level 2, following three positive cases of COVID-19 in the community.
For all official government information about this development see here.
The Auckland region will move to Alert Level 3 from 11.59pm tonight, Sunday 14th February, for the next three days until midnight Wednesday 17th February. Alert Level 3 means stay home, business must be contactless, travel is restricted, and schools will be closed (except for children of essential workers). The geographic boundary is that of the Auckland Super City.
At Alert Level 3, some businesses and services can operate under the required public health measures, but there are restrictions on the businesses that can operate with customers on their premises. For more see here. In December 2020 the settings for businesses and services at Alert Level 3 were updated to:
Advice to Members - Covid-19
changing alert levels,
Auckland to Level 3 and the rest of New Zealand to Level 2, following three positive cases of COVID-19 in the community. For all official government information about this development see here. from 11.59pm tonight, Sunday 14th February, for the next three days until midnight Wednesday 17th February. Alert Level 3 means stay home, business must be contactless, travel is restricted, and schools will be closed (except for children of essential workers). The geographic boundary is that of the Auckland Super City. At Alert Level 3, some businesses and services can operate under the required public health measures, but there are restrictions on the businesses that can operate with customers on their premises. For more see here. In December 2020 the settings for businesses and services at Alert Level 3 were updated to:
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 3:52 pm
More than 16,500 new dwellings were consented in Auckland
in 2020, with 1525 consented in December alone, making it
the strongest December on record.
Auckland Mayor Phil
Goff says the strong consenting figures are positive for
meeting housing needs and stimulating the local economy hit
hard by COVID-19.
“The 16,592 new dwellings
consented in Auckland in 2020 is a new annual record for the
city, topping the previous annual record of 15,154 set a
year earlier in 2019,” he said.
“That means we
consented 1400 more dwellings in Auckland in 2020 than were
consented in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
combined.
“The 1525 new dwellings consented in
December is eight times higher than in the same period for
Press Release – Auckland Council
More than 16,500 new dwellings were consented in Auckland in 2020, with 1525 consented in December alone, making it the strongest December on record.
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the strong consenting figures are positive for meeting housing needs and stimulating the local economy hit hard by COVID-19.
“The 16,592 new dwellings consented in Auckland in 2020 is a new annual record for the city, topping the previous annual record of 15,154 set a year earlier in 2019,” he said.
“That means we consented 1400 more dwellings in Auckland in 2020 than were consented in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 combined.
“The 1525 new dwellings consented in December is eight times higher than in the same period for 2010, just after the establishment of the Auckland Super City.