Northland will move to alert level 3 from midnight tonight, following recent information on the risk presented by the positive case initially tested in Whangārei, Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins has announced.
The person who travelled into Northland has not been cooperative with contact tracing efforts, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says.
"They have not supplied the reason for being [in Northland].
"It was quite difficult to locate the person... The police ultimately were able to assist. They have not been particularly forthcoming with their movements."
Hipkins said he does not have info to confirm yet if they are a gang member or not.
