Auckland, the epicentre of the recent outbreak, has exited their two month lockdown, simmering some proponents to question the validity of lowering restrictions on the up bound tick of community transmitted cases in the region.

Seeing as now the checkpoints around the city have failed to contain the inevitable spread of the virus, many are fearful of the virus migrating southwards and bringing the restrictive measures to the south island. So far there's been an outcry on both sides demanding the ferries be left open to private citizens, claiming the loss in tourists would negatively effect the regions so dependent on northerners on vacation.

And then I look at it as more challenges to escape this country. If people are wary to pick up a hitchhiker and there are two land borders to check through, how the fug am I going to leave the NZ?