Auckland's motorway is empty on day one of the Covid-19 lockdown.

New Zealand is now under a full, countrywide lockdown.

Kiwis woke up on Thursday at home, where they have to stay for the next month in an effort the stop the spread of coronavirus and save lives.

Our streets are empty. The vast majority of businesses have shut up shop. The lights are out in schools, and playgrounds are cordoned off.

Here's what the lockdown looks like in pictures:

AUCKLAND

JASON DORDAY/STUFF The Mangere Bridge motorway on SH20 with minimal traffic.

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DAVID WHITE/STUFF All lanes of the Harbour Bridge are usually chocka with cars at 8am on a weekday. Not today though.

JASON DORDAY/STUFF The Newton motorway junction looking towards Auckland CBD.

JASON DORDAY/STUFF A roundabout in Mangere Bridge with no traffic going around it.

DAVID WHITE/STUFF A nearly empty Harbour Bridge in Auckland.

ROTORUA

BENN BATHGATE/STUFF Te Manawa, the centre of Rotorua's CBD, was deserted on the first day of the lockdown.

BENN BATHGATE/STUFF Rotorua's Te Puia, usually one of the busiest tourism draws in the country, was a ghost town.

BENN BATHGATE/STUFF Almost everyone shopping at Rotorua's Pak'nSave on day one of the Covid-19 lockdown wore some type of face mask.

DUNEDIN

Hamish McNeilly Workers are busy in an almost deserted Octagon, Dunedin, on Thursday morning.

Hamish McNeilly/ Stuff A postie delivers mail to a deserted student area during Dunedin's lockdown.

Hamish McNeilly/ Stuff Dunedin in lockdown. St Clair Beach was empty apart from a jogger and people walking dogs.

Hamish McNeilly/ Stuff Posties, courier drivers, joggers, contractors and a solitary skateboarder were the only people visible around Dunedin's CBD.

CHRISTCHURCH

JOHN KIRK ANDERSON/STUFF New Regent Street in Christchurch is empty.

JOHN KIRK ANDERSON/STUFF Cathedral Square in Christchurch is also empty on day one of the lockdown.

JOHN KIRK ANDERSON/STUFF A single runner can be seen in Hagley Park, Christchurch.

NELSON

BRADEN FASTIER/ Stuff Rutherford St, in Nelson would normally be busy with the morning commute, but not on Thursday.

BRADEN FASTIER/ STUFF Any other day, Trafalgar St in Nelson - the central retail district - would be busy. But it's empty on Thursday.

BRADEN FASTIER/ STUFF Zofia Fastier, age 6, looks out the window at the colours of the sunrise on the first day of lockdown.

INVERCARGILL

Robyn Edie/ Stuff Invercargill looking south on Dee street. Only essential vehicles can be seen on the road - a taxi and a freight transport company.

Robyn Edie Roads are almost empty in Invercargill. Photo looking east on Gala street.

Robyn Edie Invercargill CBD looking north up Kelvin St.

Robyn Edie Invercargill looking up Herbert St at Windsor.

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WELLINGTON

Ross Giblin Lambton Quay, Central Wellington on the first morning of a countrywide lockdown.

Ross Giblin Few people are about in Lambton Quay, Central Wellington.

ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF As the country is in lockdown public servants Luis Carrasqueiro, left, and Bella Anastasiou stay 2 metres apart while waiting to get into the National Crisis Centre at the Beehive.

PALMERSTON NORTH

WARWCK SMITH/STUFF Palmerston North's Main Street taken from above Princess Street looking toward The Square.

WARWCK SMITH/STUFF Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North. Photo taken from Fitzherbert Bridge looking toward the The Square.

TE AWAMUTU

TOM LEE/STUFF Few cars can be spotted on Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu.

TOM LEE/STUFF A very quiet Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu.

BLENHEIM

SCOTT HAMMOND/STUFF Blenheim residents have stayed indoors on Thursday. Pictured: Market Street.

HAMILTON

TOM LEE/STUFF A sign on a shop door in Hamilton.

CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF Fairfield Bridge in Hamilton pictured on Thursday. New Zealand has gone into alert level 4.

CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF Not a car in sight in the Hamilton CBD.

CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF An empty and closed Briscoes on Ulster Street, Hamilton.

TIMARU

Bejon Haswell/Stuff The view to Moari Hill From Marine Parade in Timaru.

NEW PLYMOUTH

SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF People walk on a New Plymouth beach during the level 4 coronavirus lockdown.

SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF A cyclist seen on a near-empty street in New Plymouth.

SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF A bus pictured on empty streets in New Plymouth.