There are plenty of closed signs going up around the country,

All McDonalds restaurants will closed by midnight tomorrow - and where possible perishable food being gifted to local food banks and charities.

However, the Warehouse Group says 92 of its stores will remain open.

It says all online stores of its retail chains - The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming, Torpedo 7, 1-Day and The Market will remain operational.

Mitre10 says its stores will remain open - but Bunnings says it is waiting for clearer guidance.

Dominoes says it has closed all takeaway services but will remain open for delivery.

Meanwhile, construction on all Auckland City Rail Link project sites will stop.

NZ Post has been named by the Government as an essential service - and says it is working through the implications of that now.