Fast food chaos, a rental car heist and what you'll miss about lockdown

If this email is not displayed correctly, [click here]( to view an online version. Person wearing face mask Three [Covid-19 cases were announced on Thursday]( bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 1476. There have been no further deaths. But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it was important people continue to act as if they have Covid-19 in public. "While people can now enjoy takeaways and pick ups, it is vital we keep our physical distancing and stay at home if there is no reason to be outdoors." Police have a website where people can report level 3 breaches. As of Wednesday evening, 1035 complaints had been received and more than 100 will be followed up. Complaints include lack of social distancing, business breaches by patrons or staff, operating practices for cafes, recreational activities and complaints about in-home gatherings. "We all have a responsibility to make this new phase of our Covid response work," Ardern said. "Please, continue to act like you have the virus when you are out and about ... The last thing we can afford is a spike in cases due to taking our foot off the pedal." People failed to maintain social distancing at BurgerFuel in Glenfield The beginning of [alert level 3]( has resulted in mayhem for some fast food restaurants. On Tuesday, [large crowds of people]( were seen standing outside BurgerFuel in Glenfield, ignoring social distancing guidelines. Police confirmed officers broke up the crowd and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said officials had been in contact with the company about its obligations. The manager of the Glenfield store declined to comment but Stuff understands it was only expecting to make [25 per cent of the turnover]( it did on Tuesday. Ponsonby BurgerFuel manager Jai Rusling said his store had a much quieter Wednesday night after Tuesday's chaos. McDonald's accepted some of its delivery drivers failed to maintain social distancing at stores. It has added extra signage and hired security as a result. Meanwhile, St John was called to Carls Jr in Henderson on Wednesday [after a worker collapsed](. More than 20 cars had to be turned away. An employee said they wanted to make sure the staff member was okay before they re-opened. Jucy vehicle at south Auckland yard Thieves [who stole about 100 cars]( from Jucy Rentals broke into the yard through a hole in the fence and found the vehicles open with keys inside, police said. About 70 stolen vehicles have been recovered since the yard break-in occurred in south Auckland last week. And a total of 22 people, some with gang connections, have been arrested in relation to the thefts, police said. Matt Srhoj, Counties Manukau West Area Commander, said [the cars were unlocked](. The recovered vehicles had been found at various locations across Auckland, but the majority had been found at south Auckland addresses. At this stage, Srhoj couldn't say how many people were involved with the thefts or how they had managed to take so many vehicles as they needed to review CCTV footage. ​Srhoj did not believe any of the people charged worked for Jucy. Police said some of the stolen vehicles were advertised for sale online. Tim Alpe, chief executive of Jucy Group Limited, on Monday[described the thefts]( as "particularly callous", given the impact of coronavirus on the tourism industry. Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters](. Stephen Giddy A woman who [found out the identity of her birth father online]( four decades of searching was [robbed of the chance to reunite with him when he died]( hours before they were due to meet. Carrie Fines was adopted as a baby in Canada in 1967 after first being a ward of the Crown and spending time in foster homes there. She moved to New Zealand when she was 18 years old. It had been her "lifelong dream" to hug her birth father, Stephen Giddy, but he died in hospital in February, just days after she flew to Ontario, Canada, to meet him in person. "That's my adoption reunion, viewing my dad's body." It was discovered he had cancer after he went to see his doctor because of a pain under his rib. Although the outlook had not been good, Fines could not have predicted an infection would land him in hospital and on his death bed the day after her arrival. But stuck more than 100km away due to a snow storm, Fines was forced to say goodbye to her birth father over the phone. Now back home in New Zealand, she said she thinks of Giddy everyday and recommends other adoptees reach out to their birth parents. People exercising at Auckland Domain We're just days removed from level 4 and as tough as it was, it's important to remember the good times. A [Stuff article published on Tuesday]( titled 'what I will miss about level 4' saw a number of readers share their own lockdown loves on Stuff's Facebook page. There was beauty in the struggle, and Kiwis took life lessons from level 4 they will carry forward as we progress down the levels and back towards some semblance of normal life. Here [are just some of the things]( you said you'd miss about our Government-imposed lockdown. One person said they'd miss having "quiet family time", and having their daughter, who has autism spectrum disorder, "completely settled and happy without the anxiety and stress of school". The reader also loved connecting with their teen daughter during lockdown. Another person said their two children were "so sad" when their partner went back to work: "They loved spending time with dad." Others' lists were animal-themed: "I'm going to miss walking my alpacas down the main road due to hardly any traffic, it's good for filing their nails down." Florentina Kitchen with the flax raft Two girls who were missing their cousins during the [coronavirus]( lockdown [sailed letters to them on a raft]( they made out of flax leaves. Florentina, 5, and Lucette Kitchen, 3, launched the raft from Harbourview Beach in Te Atatū Peninsula, hoping their letters would reach their cousins somehow at Cox's Bay. The raft made a remarkable 5.7km journey overnight and landed just 25 metres away from the home of their cousins Alexandra, Amelia and Bianca. Dad, Chris Kitchen, filmed the remarkable journey on camera and uploaded it onto Youtube. Florentina and Lucette made the raft on April 11, using flax leaves they collected near their home, and launched it on the afternoon of April 18. Letters from the girls telling their cousins they missed them and detailing their life in the lockdown, with some artwork, was sealed in a jam jar and attached to the raft. Their cousins' address was written on "just in case someone else found it". Kitchen says the girls want to sail letters to their grandparents in Campbell's Bay and Cockle Bay next but "that will be a tough one to manoeuvre". 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](