The first two locations of interest for Northland have been added to the Ministry of Health’s website.
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced in a press conference on Friday evening that the region would be joining Waikato at a strict Level 3 from 11.59pm.
The first locations of interest include the BP Connect Wylies petrol station in Woodhill, Whangārei from 11.20pm on October 2 to 12.20am on October 3; and the Z Kensington service station in Whangārei from 3.45pm to 4.45pm on October 4. Northland will not have the same, loosened restrictions seen in Auckland.
A full list of locations of interest, which continues to be updated, can be found at the Ministry of Health website.
It comes after an essential worker who had visited the area returned a weak positive Covid test earlier this week, before testing positive following a second test in Auckland on Thursday.
Hipkins told reporters it was "very difficult to get information about this particular case", adding that health officials did not have sufficient information to reach the person for retesting.
"They have not been particularly forthcoming with their movements," he said.
"Updated information provided by the police today shows the case moved extensively around Northland after travelling there on 2 October."
They have since been transferred to a quarantine facility.
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