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June 2, 2017

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Coastguard North Shore

1 week ago

There's been a lot of questions and comments about whether you can head out on the water or not. We all love the water, and we understand the frustrations out there. From Coastguard’s perspective, if a boatie, yachtie or kayaker gets into trouble out on the water then our volunteers have to leave their self-isolation, potentially putting themselves and their families at risk.

A state of emergency has been declared, which means Police have powers to stop people who aren't self-isolating (we've seen this at a few boat ramps already today). This isn't a holiday, it's a serious situation.

Although we strongly advise people not go out on the water and to follow the Government self-isolation advice, we are still operating (including reduced, but still 24/7, staffing in our Operations Centre). If you do decide to go against Government advice and head out, please, PLEASE keep in contact with Coastguard. We're focused on search-and-rescue and don't have prosecution powers. You can keep in touch via your local VHF channel, by calling *500 on cellphone or via the Coastguard app.

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Coastguard North Shore

2 weeks ago

#StayHomeNZ
The Government’s clear intention at this stage is that fishing and hunting are prohibited during the Alert Level 4 lockdown period.

Therefore, Fish & Game New Zealand are urging all anglers and hunters to do the right thing and stay at home while New Zealand is at COVID-19 Alert level 4.The Government’s clear intention at this stage is that fishing and hunting are prohibited during the Alert Level 4 lockdown period. If and when we receive other advice from the Government we will change our position.

Therefore, Fish & Game New Zealand are urging all anglers and hunters to do the right thing and stay at home while New Zealand is at COVID-19 Alert Level Four.

"Unfortunately, being at Level 4 means that anglers and hunters aren’t able to do the pursuits that they love," Fish & Game New Zealand Chief Executive Martin Taylor says.

"The advice we have is that at Alert Level 4 anglers and hunters should not undertake activities that expose them and others to higher levels of risk. We are also advised that DOC huts and campsites are closed as they do not meet minimum separation requirements."

New Zealand Search and Rescue (NZSAR) is asking people to stick to simple outdoor exercise and avoid areas where they could get lost or require search and rescue. NZSAR want to ensure that emergency services are available to help those in the greatest need.

Fishing and hunting, even close to home, inherently carry a degree of risk and it is important for anglers and hunters not to further burden our emergency services and healthcare system. Staying in and around home is simply the right thing to do.

"It is heart-breaking to not be able to spend time in the outdoors, especially as for many of us this is our main way to destress, but we all have our part to play to beat COVID-19," Mr Taylor says.

"The point of the next four weeks is to kill the virus in New Zealand so that life goes back to normal as quickly as possible. Let’s stay home for four weeks then we can get outdoors and back into angling and hunting."

The Level 4 lockdown period is scheduled to end prior to the start of the game bird season, and if we are all responsible during the next four weeks the game bird season is on.

We ask for your patience while we piece together the complexities of what we are facing. In particular, we will have further advice on pegging day as soon as possible.

It is our intention to give anglers and hunters ongoing updates.

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Coastguard North Shore

2 weeks ago

Media release from The New Zealand Search & Rescue Council 24/03/2020
Kiwis urged to exercise in low-risk environments

Stick to simple outdoor exercise, that is the message from the Chair of the Search and Rescue Council Peter Mersi. He is urging people to take only undertake activities that are of a minor risk to injury, and to avoid going into areas where you could become lost or require search and rescue.

“You should not do any activities where you may unintentionally end up needing emergency services. This includes tramping, hiking into backcountry or remote areas, going boating, fishing and going swimming.

Current Government advice is that you can go outside, but you need to limit your contact with others. Our emergency services need to be fully available to respond to COVID-19. Therefore, it is also vital that New Zealanders are sensible about what types of exercise they undertake and where.

No-one goes into the outdoor environment intending to get lost or injured, says Peter. “We are asking New Zealanders to be sensible and to adjust the way they enjoy our outdoor environment at this time, to ensure that our emergency services are available to help those in highest need.

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