The fourth lockdown produced another big spike in broadband use.
But with Aucklanders and the country as a whole getting used to the drill, it was less than the kick-off of previous level 3 and 4 efforts.
Chorus, which operates most of our broadband networks, said traffic peaked at 1.58 terabits per second at midday yesterday, an increase of 40 per cent on last week. The Auckland region saw a 71 per cent uplift in traffic, while the rest of New Zealand increased by 9 per cent.
The UFB fibre operator also flagged an interesting traffic pattern on Saturday night, when internet use dropped markedly as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and director general of health Ashley Bloomfield gave a televised address announcing the level change at 9pm - then surging again after the press conference wrapped up.