Police are investigating how a man breached lockdown by travelling from Whangārei to Queenstown via Wellington without the necessary travel documents.

The man flew from Whangārei to Wellington on a commercial flight on Saturday.

He stayed overnight at a hotel near Wellington Airport on Saturday night before flying to Queenstown on Sunday morning.

Police confirmed the man was travelling for employment but did not have the necessary documentation to allow him to leave Whangārei under alert level 3.

He is now self-isolating in Queenstown.

Police are supporting the Ministry of Health to trace the man's movement.

It's unknown what his vaccination status is or whether he has been tested and received results.

What you need to know from today's press conference:

• Auckland is at alert level 3, at step 1 of eased restrictions, for at least one more week. Cabinet will review the settings on Monday
• Northland and parts of the Waikato stay at alert level 3 until 11.59pm on Thursday. This will be reviewed on Wednesday
• The rest of New Zealand is at alert level 2
• Auckland schools will not reopen on 18 October after the holidays
• Vaccination will be mandatory for school staff who work with children and high-risk workers in the health and disability sector.
• There were 35 new community cases of Covid-19 reported on Monday, all in Auckland.
• Of the 33 people in hospital 7 were in intensive care.
• Vaccination site locations can be found here
• Contact tracing locations of interest are being updated throughout the day
• Testing location details are here
• If you have symptoms of Covid-19 or a cold or flu, stay home and call Healthline on 0800 611 116