'Here we go again': Auckland fears a long lockdown as coronavirus returns

Shops start stockpiling and charities helping with financial hardship expect flood of calls as PM warns outbreak will get worse

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I'm not afraid because I'm taking precautions," says Nadeep Singh, a travel agent in Papatoetoe, the South Auckland suburb that has reportedly sparked a return to lockdown and a pivotal change in the country's battle with the pandemic.

His business was closed to customers but Singh was working flat out" - alone in his locked office - getting refunds for clients who are now unable to take the trips they had booked with him.