Update from Kaikoura Civil Defence.

23 November 2016

Please note: There is a community meeting at Churchill Park at 1pm. Make sure you are sun smart as the area is very exposed.

Emergency Access Road Route
The Kaikoura Emergency Access Route (Inland Route) has been re-assessed.
The NZDF convoy carrying supplies and essential services to Kaikoura is on its way.
People’s safety remains our top priority. Thanks to everyone for your patience.

Free bus service
The FREE bus service started yesterday.
We encourage everyone to use this great system, because it helps everyone save fuel.
The four different routes all start from New World supermarket, which is acting as a makeshift bus interchange.
One 23-seater shuttle is circulating between the New World bus interchange and the central business district. A 12-seater van will be used to run the other three routes; the Northern, Inland and Southern routes. These routes cover more urban and rural areas, including South Bay, Peketa, and Mangamaunu.
All buses are operating on a “hail and ride” system, which means passengers can wave it down.
The Circulating Shuttle runs every half hour from 9am until 6pm.
See our Facebook page for more information.

Water:
Please do not use and flush toilets, wherever you are in the district. The sewage system is not working.
BOIL ALL DRINKING WATER FROM TAPS, NO MATTER WHERE IT HAS COME FROM. This includes water used for food preparation (washing and peeling vegetables or fruit), and for cleaning your teeth.
Only use unscented bleach to sanitise drinking water. Lemon scented can only be used for cleaning and disinfecting purposes.
Wash or sanitise your hands often. If you have no water, use hand sanitiser regularly. Hand sanitiser is available free from the hospital.

Register for departure from Kaikoura
Although the road is currently closed, Civil Defence is accepting registrations from people with rugged 4WD vehicles and Class 1 rigid trucks who wish to leave Kaikoura on a one way convoy, and not return before the road is fully reopened.
There is no date yet when convoys may begin.
To register please phone 03 319 5026.

Assisted evacuations
For tourists and residents who need assistance to leave (ie do not have rugged 4WD vehicles and Class 1 rigid trucks) we are looking into this. For now we will take registrations at the Kaikoura council building.
Further evacuations by the military are only for emergency/welfare needs.

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