21/05/2026
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Kia ora / kฤซoranga
The Enterprise Trust is particularly mindful of the additional challenges currently facing Pitt Islanders, especially through the winter months when current fuel crisis costs will place real pressure on households and essential services.
To help support Pitt Island, the Trust is putting two practical measures in place.
First, we will provide discounted avgas freight support for the Pitt Island plane operated by Air Chathams. This is intended to help ensure that this important service can continue to operate for the Pitt Island community.
Second, the Trust will provide a diesel home heating subsidy for Pitt Island households and the schoolhouse over the next three winter months (June - August). This will be based on 20 litres per week and paid as an end of month cash grant.
We know these measures will not remove all of the pressure being felt, but we hope they will provide some practical relief where it is most needed and certainty for the ongoing plane service.
Together with the Chatham Islands Council, the Trust has raised these issues with Ministers a number of times since the fuel crisis first started. We will continue to advocate for practical Government support, while also doing what we can locally to help reduce the immediate pressure on households, businesses, transport, energy and other key services across the Chatham Islands.
Ngฤ manaakitanga / Me rongo
Hamish Chisholm
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