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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave BurgerFuel owners a harsh message after people were seen standing together in a queue in front of one of Auckland’s North Shore stores on the first day of Alert Level 3, while More than 700 complaints about mocking rules have been filed.
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So far, there have been 21 prosecutions for Level 3 Alert violations.
Source: 1 NEWS
Videos and images shared on social media show the tail of the large group outside BurgerFuel in Glenfield last night, and police were called.
Ms. Ardern said the images caused her “concern” and that officials had been in contact with the company’s central office today to emphasize rules to ensure social distancing.
She said the conversation was “to make sure they understand their obligations and that they handle their current business from now on, because they certainly did not fulfill their obligations last night.”
BurgerFuel pledged to improve his game today after saying it was “flooded” yesterday.
A police spokesperson previously said: “We were called last night for a small number of incidents where people were not adhering to social estrangement. One of them was a take-out store in Glenfield.”
“There was a large group gathering, the police attended and they were educated to ensure a better and safer process.”
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff said he is also concerned after seeing images of people congregating and not distancing themselves socially. This morning he called on the Aucklanders to continue following the rules of social distancing at Level 3.
“I know everyone is excited to go back to some sort of normalcy with things like takeout, coffee and some physical activities, but I am concerned about the lack of social detachment we are seeing,” said Mr. Goff.
“If you congregate, intentionally or unintentionally, to get food or coffee or in the park, this is going to hinder the good work we’ve all done during the five weeks of Level 4 closure.”
Goff said he knows it is difficult but that the rules must be followed.
“No one wants to go back to the Level 4 blockade again, but it will all depend on how well each and every one of us follows the rules of social distancing.”
North Shore Councilman Richard Hills shared an image of the crowded queue on Twitter with the caption: “Oh man. I’m worried about us.”
Dan Arakawa, who took the photos, said on social media that he hoped it would be resolved.
“How is it that people are closer to the social distance that we still have to follow? I know that people are getting fed up with confinement, but we are NOT in normal life, right? Can we do better and hope that this will solve? “
Despite the BurgerFuel crowd, police said they were happy with the efforts made in Auckland yesterday.
“We simply remind people to make sure they keep a good distance from other members of our community and also understand that there may be lines to get your favorite takeout, so please continue to be patient.”
A BurgerFuel spokesperson said: “On the first day of reopening, our BurgerFuel stores were inundated with a stampede of customers, beyond what we had anticipated.”
“Today we are working hard on a series of improvements to ensure the well-being of our customers and staff.”
Online ordering will now be limited and all stores will have a crowd control person outside.
