Northland residents turned around at checkpoints, told they're part of Auckland lockdown Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 11:22AM Police stop motorists at a Covid Police Checkpoint on State Highway 1 just south of the Brynderwyns, north of Auckland. (Photo / NZ Herald) Northland residents turned around at checkpoints, told they're part of Auckland lockdown Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 11:22AM Workers at a Northland beachside community have been turned around at police checkpoints this morning, shocked to discover they are part of the Auckland lockdown. It comes as a Northland civic leader is annoyed at a lack of clarity around which areas are impacted by a change in Covid alert levels announced by the Government overnight.