Small communities fear their limited resources will be pushed to their limits by city-dwellers escaping to their baches during the lockdown.
From 11:59pm Wednesday, New Zealanders will need to stay put for four weeks in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Reporter Susan Strongman has spoken to Coromandel peninsula residents, who are worried by the influx of out-of-towners they've seen in the last few days.
