One minute he was playing Ed Sheeran's You look perfect tonight on his violin, the next minute cops came and had a stern word with the performer and dispersed a small crowd that had gathered to watch him play.
A police spokeswoman said there have been a total of 1625 Covid-19 breach reports that related to alert level 3 in Auckland, and 381 to alert level 2 breaches across the rest of the country.
"Police were made aware of a gathering of people on Clyde Rd, Browns Bay at 1.23pm yesterday," a police spokeswoman said.
"Police attended and spoke with those in attendance in regard to alert level 3 restrictions."
![Police said one man was given a warning for breaching alert level 3 at Browns Bay. Photo / Supplied.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ABR4O62XSBNYHDFQQPUIDIOSV4.jpg?auth=e615b7283d387c03598e2e7bc37efd718df3b445e0cfdeec07e0778b1e8b4927&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)