Watch: The streets of Auckland under level four lockdown

20 Aug 2021

Society

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Empty streets of lockdown Auckland

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Auckland’s usually busy streets are again all but empty this week after the country returned to level four lockdown for the first time in over a year. For everyone staying home right now, here’s a quick tour of the city centre, Karangahape Road, Devonport, Mt Eden village and harbour bridge, showing just what that looked like on day one – Wednesday, August 18, 2021.

Footage supplied, in full compliance with guidelines for essential services, by Studio Butter. For more of Studio Butter’s work, visit studiobutter.nz

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