Covid 19 coronavirus: Back to level 1 for Bay of Plenty 17 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read Auckland will move to alert level 2 at midnight tonight, the rest of the country will move to alert level 1. Auckland will move to alert level 2 at midnight tonight, the rest of the country will move to alert level 1. The Bay of Plenty business community has breathed a sigh of relief as the region is now back at alert level 1 and they are determined to remain positive. Yesterday Prime Minister Jacinda Arden said Auckland would move to alert level 2 at midnight despite two new community cases of Covid-19. The rest of the country went to level 1. The latest restrictions will be reviewed on Monday.