From Thursday, masks will be required on public transport in Auckland and on all flights in New Zealand. Police will take an educate-first approach to the new mandate, and enforcement of the rules will be a last resort. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the requirement was currently limited to Auckland due to the city’s population density, its international airport and its high number of managed isolation and quarantine facilities.

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