ex Elly 43 Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 There are now daily flights to Barrier carrying up to 1.2 tonnes of goods, paid for by Auckland Council. So the shop should have plenty of goods for you! https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120644138/daily-flights-to-get-essentials-to-aoteagreat-barrier-island-during-coronavirus-lockdown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winter 11 Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Thanks ex Elly. i suspect the people saying the island has no provisions for anyone are being untrue for some reason... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1paulg 6 Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, wheels said: I just came back form an emergency electrical job where I had to test the batteries of a guys home Solar system. Yes we maintained our separation requirements and I washed my hands afterwards. I could not believe the number of Businesses flouting the law and the number of Campervans on the road. I am exactly 10Kms from Blenheim and I passed a total of four Campervans on the way in and two on the way home. I passed a Vegetable market open with many shoppers around bins of produce. The Gvt is now considering that this 4 week lockdown may have to extend to at least 6 weeks. I actually think they had that in mind from the get go anyway and just want to ease us all itnot the idea slowly. At the same time, they are considering letting more businesses open as "essential". Kind of defeats the situation in my view. So you guys out on your Boats, perhaps you might want to consider rationing as you might end up having to be out there much longer then you all thought you would have to be. Wheels - I believe there are 10,000 overseas tourists stranded here not able to get home - obviously some in campervans and from what I am hearing they are being turned away from all the usual places they would go so I imagine some of those are just looking for an option of somewhere to stay . It would be a horrible situation to be in and I personally believe that not all the campervans on the road are trying to violate the lock down but just desperate ! ps. I am not a campervan owner ..lol Sabre 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KM... 781 Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Barrier needing 1200kg a day seems a lot. That is multiple flights per day if doing cargo only. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 373 Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Re the Campervans, they are not allowed to Travel. They are supposed to be in a Campground or a designated area where they are allowed to be. We are now several days into this lockdown and they should all be somewhere by now. They were supposed to be in those lockdown areas by the time Lockdown took effect. But they are not allowed to leave that area once there. Campgrounds have been allowed to take them in and then the gates were supposed to be locked. So in theory a Campervan traveling today would have no actual place to go. I don't think they are allowing Freedom camping either. The reason why Alcohol is allowed to be sold by the Licensing trusts, is because they do not want people to travel outside of their area to buy alcohol. Thus that same reason of stopping travel applies to Campervans etc. They don't want them traveling around. Even getting a Rental Car is restricted to needs of essential business only. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1paulg 6 Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 I think a lot of the campgrounds have been closed ? In which case that option was taken away . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigal.nz 22 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 On 29/03/2020 at 4:34 PM, Island Time said: They normally have 14 flights a week for supplies. Now they have two. They are not provisioned for anyone but locals... And, some accounts have boaties reception ashore has been less than welcoming. Others say it's all good, so I'm not sure. Personally I'd not rely on anything from ashore. You have a bread maker on board IT? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 748 Posted April 1 Author Report Share Posted April 1 Nah, just a big freezer. We can do a month, no issues. Waters what limits us to about 6 weeks. No watermaker..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex TL systems 57 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 When we lived aboard in Australia we caught rain water. Never ran out or had to get water from shore. Around:200 litre storage and a lot simpler than a water maker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 18 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 3 hours ago, ex TL systems said: When we lived aboard in Australia we caught rain water. Never ran out or had to get water from shore. Around:200 litre storage and a lot simpler than a water maker. Looking at Metvuw , you might be in luck by Good Friday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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