Organisers are lauding the success of Rakiura-Stewart Island's two-day pop-up vaccine clinic.
More than 160 people received their first dose in the first four hours of the clinic opening this afternoon.
Rakiura is home to little more than 400 people and its estimated 385 are over 16 and eligible for vaccination.
Twenty others received their first dose during a test run yesterday.
Nurse practitioner, Nadine Goldsmith, said she was pleased with the turnout and the positive reception from the community.
"There's good banter here, people are relaxed, people are happy - we've had lots of positive feedback. So I think this is a really good health experience."
That was a key part of measuring the success of the clinic, she said.
"As well as meeting the kaupapa, which is safely vaccinating as many people as we can here on Rakiura, it's also an opportunity to give people are really positive health experience... so that's an important part of this work as well and I think we've achieved that."
Locals queued before the clinic even opened its doors.
It took less than two hours for the team of four vaccinators to get the first dose into the arms of more than a quarter of the community.
Community Board chair, Jon Spraggon, said it was an easy decision to get vaccinated as a Covid-19 outbreak would wreak havoc in the community.
"It would be devastating here. We're a small, close-knit community. Everyone knows everyone, we mix all the time - it would spread like wild fire."
Among those to get their first dose was 86-year-old Wendy Hallett, Rakiura's eldest kaumātua.
She went along to the clinic with her two daughters to get the shot.
"People who refuse vaccinations are being selfish," she said.
"Having been through polio... maybe if we had vaccinations then it wouldn't have got so big and infected so many people."
At the other end of the age spectrum was Skyla Mill.
The 19-year-old said she wanted to set an example for others her age and also had personal reasons for taking up the opportunity.
"Family was my main thing - I've got a sister with a disability, so the opportunity came up and so I went straight in so I can be safe around her and my grandparents. And I'm young. I don't see many other young ones in here at the moment... but I'd like to be one to encourage other young ones to come down as well."
In the first hour, 66 people got their shot and that did not include the 20 who took part in a "wet run" yesterday in preparation of the clinic.
The vaccinators were on site until 7pm, but would return for day two at midday tomorrow.
They would be back on Rakiura in three weeks' time to offer second doses.
