Police cordon off streets in Maraenui, Napier

  • 09/06/2024
AMBERLEY, NEW ZEALAND - APRIL 10: A police officer stops a car at a checkpoint on April 10, 2020 in Amberley, New Zealand. With New Zealand in lockdown due to COVID-19, police are setting up checkpoints across the country to ensure people on the roads are travelling for essential purposes only. The Easter long weekend is a popular time for New Zealanders to go on holiday, however current Level 4 restrictions in place due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic requires everyone to remain at the place of residence they were in as of midnight 25 March when New Zealand went into lockdown. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)
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Streets have been cordoned off in Napier as police carry out an operation on Sunday.

The public is advised to avoid the Maraenui area, although a police spokesperson said there is no threat to public safety at this time.

Police will release more information when they can.