What happens after lockdown, hospital car park thefts and the other nurse Jenny

If this email is not displayed correctly, [click here]( to view an online version. Auckland CBD As the country waits to find out if we can exit Alert Level 4 [coronavirus]( lockdown next week, the government has outlined what [level three may look like](. Many [people will go back to work]( or school, we'll be able to swim or surf, travel in our region and order a takeaway - but many restrictions will remain. Businesses that can maintain physical distancing will be able to reopen but many employees will be asked to work from home where possible. Cafes and bars with face-to-face customers will not open but, any that can deal with customers in a "contactless" way, will be permitted to open, including retail, hardware and restaurants. Early childhood centres and [schools will partially reopen]( for children up to Year 10 only. Attendance will be voluntary, meaning families who want to keep their children at home can. In Auckland, [construction sites and rubbish tips will become more accessible]( but libraries and council facilities would likely remain closed. New Zealand recorded [15 new cases]( of Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing the country's total to 1401. Police wearing masks Despite strong messaging from authorities, [people continue to flout Covid-19 lockdown rules](. Auckland man Thomas Paul Solomon Tia, 43, is the latest person to be charged after [allegedly spitting on a police officer](. Since March 25, there have been 25 incidents of people spitting on police staff across the country. At least 10 officers have had to self-isolate while waiting to be cleared of Covid-19. Early on Thursday morning, a [woman was arrested after a chase involving road spikes and the police helicopter]( in Auckland. Meanwhile, a camp set up by Honour The Maunga [protesters on Ōwairaka/Mt Albert, over the felling of trees, has been removed]( for allegedly breaching coronavirus lockdown rules. The group has [occupied the maunga since November]( in opposition to plans to cut down 345 non-native trees on the mountain. But Tūpuna Maunga Authority chairman Paul Majurey said the removal of the camp was necessary to protect the heath and safety of visitors, staff and contractors. Jenny Jones, aged 22 A Kiwi nurse, [praised for her efforts in treating British leader Boris Johnson]( during his [hospitalisation for coronavirus]( isn't the first nurse Jenny from New Zealand to look after a British prime minister. [Johnson publicly thanked a New Zealand nurse]( – Jenny from Invercargill – for saving his life after she stood by his bedside for 48 hours "when things could have gone either way". The nurse has been identified as Jenny McGee and was [sent a personal thank you message]( from New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for her work. But she isn't the first Kiwi Jenny to have treated a British leader. [Jennifer Jones from Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore]( was Sir Winston Churchill's private nurse in 1960. "I grew to respect him for his greatness as a person and for his kindly, gentle nature," she wrote in a note in 1963, kept by her daughters Kate, Angela and Helen. Angela said her mum cared for Sir Winston for over a year in London and at his country home in Chartwell until she had to resign to have her first child. Jones died of cancer in 2006 at age 68. Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters](. Auckland's Lower Huia Dam Mandatory water restrictions are edging closer in Auckland, as reservoirs are on the [brink of tipping below the half-full mark](. A burst of squally showers at the end of Easter failed to stop the decline in Auckland's water storage, which stood at precisely 50 per cent this week. Watercare's chief executive Raveen Jaduram has [warned mandatory restrictions will follow]( the lifting of [coronavirus]( restrictions if declining water storage continues. Auckland's storage lakes are at their lowest April levels since the city's water crisis in 1994, when supply fell to just 36 per cent. The hopes of significant forecast rain, turning up, and then falling in the main catchment areas in the Waitakere and Hunua Ranges, have again been dashed. "All those storms the Metservice was saying were coming to Auckland, didn't get here - there was supposed to be heavy rain, there was a little drizzle and it's gone," said Jaduram before Easter. Some heavy rain at Easter also either [missed the target]( or been insufficient, and as a result, Watercare is urging Aucklanders to end outdoor water use and limit showers to four minutes. Jason Edward Waikato and other wanted man Police are [still on the hunt for Jason Edward Waikato]( 45, who is wanted in connection with recent [thefts from frontline health workers' vehicles]( at two Auckland hospitals. Waikato is being sought in connection with break-ins in the car parks of Middlemore Hospital, in south Auckland, and Auckland City Hospital, in Grafton. The victims of these incidents are mainly nurses and doctors, police said. Officers are appealing for sightings of a stolen white Toyota Caldina, registration CPP506, which was believed to be in Waikato's possession. Members of the public are also asked to help identify a man, who was wearing a red shirt, who accompanied Waikato. Waikato was living in the Papakura area, but police said he was known to frequent many areas of Auckland. Information about Waikato can be given to police via 105, anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via email to david.mead@police.govt.nz. The car park at Middlemore Hospital has caused problems for staff previously. In 2019, staff called for better security after a nurse and healthcare assistant were attacked, while vandalism and break-ins were reported in 2018. Despite the doom and gloom of the coronavirus lockdown, some Auckland residents are doing their best to keep spirits up. About 60 children from north Auckland's Millwater community have teamed up with retirement village residents to stay connected during lockdown. Gulf Rise Retirement Village staff member Michelle Pipping came up with the idea for [children to send letters to residents feeling isolated]( while trying to entertain her 6-year-old daughter Holly. Pipping has since paired up children, aged 3-11, with a resident and they have been writing letters, drawing pictures and sharing stories. In south Auckland, [a rather large teddy bear]( called Malcolm has been amusing neighbours by adopting a different position on the front lawn of his Karaka home daily. He's been captured making "bearista" coffee, being a couch "pawtato" and setting up a "bearbecue" in the autumn sunshine. Malcolm's owner, Shane said he was inspired by the nationwide [We're Going on a Bear Hunt]( but decided to take it to the "next level". You've received this email because you have opted in to receive Auckland news updates from Stuff Did a friend forward this to you? [Sign up to get Auckland News: In case you missed it]( to your inbox [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](