After she forgot to remove it, a photo of one of the signs was posted online claiming she was flouting government rules.

The woman, from Auckland, has been contacted and ‘hassled’ by multiple strangers as a result of the photo.

“They put it on Facebook and now I’ve had two, three people, even policemen come to my house to ask if I was working,” she told News Hub NZ.

“They are calling me and asking me why I’m doing open homes and I say ‘no I’m not doing any open homes, how stupid!’”

The woman said two policemen visited her and she felt bad for wasting their time, especially during the pandemic when they are especially needed.

She said the incident has caused her “quite a bit of mental stress” and the first thing she would do once the lockdown is over is to see her grandchildren, not have an open home.