7 May 2020

Aotea Great Barrier locals ready to turn away tourists at wharf

From Checkpoint, 6:24 pm on 7 May 2020

Tourists who dock on the shores of Aotea Great Barrier Island could soon be turned away, with some locals preparing to set up a checkpoint there during alert level 2.

Checkpoint organiser Kelly Klink says with no hospital on the island and elderly making up a large proportion of the population, it is a necessary step to keep the island safe.

But police have made it absolutely clear they will not support it.

Te Aniwa Hurihanganui reports.