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Police offer praise after only three breaches nationwide in first hours of Alert Level 2

May 15, 2020
A Police car at the scene of an investigation.

A Police car at the scene of an investigation. (Source: 1 NEWS)

Police are hailing the behaviour of New Zealanders after moving to Covid-19 Alert Level 2, with just three breaches recorded up to early yesterday evening.

After moving to Alert Level 2 at 11.59pm Tuesday, the first 18 hours were relatively quiet, police said. All three of the breaches resulted in a warning, according to authorities.

A handful of residential visits were carried out by police, in order to remind the public of the requirements of Level 2.

Alert Level 3 saw police record 1231 breaches, with those resulting in 295 prosecutions. The Level 3 breaches also saw 850 warnings and 86 youth referrals.

Police also say that they will continue to apply an "education-led" approach to enforcement over the weekend - New Zealand's first at Level 2. 

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