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Trains, trams and buses will be free in Victoria from March 31 until the end of April, a temporary measure ...

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As a country with plentiful food and electricity primarily generated from renewable sources, our main difficulties in coming months will be logistical rather than a shortage of basic calories or electricity - we live at the ends of the earth far from where most products are made and most of our transport and freight is still fossil-fuel based. Therefore our current preparations should focus on things that are imported and/or made from oil (plastic). It is tempting to go out and buy a large sack of flour, oats or pasta but most of those things will continue to be available as we grow quite a bit of them locally so there is no urgent need to stock up on them now. Post continues at https://piefed.social/c/newzealand/p/1931473/preparing-for-supply-disruptions-nz-edition

This is a practical briefing covering ten areas where communities can organise now to meet basic needs if fuel imports fall to zero or near-zero for weeks or months. It covers food production and distribution, water, energy, transport, health, economic alternatives like timebanking and local currencies, communication, governance, and the specific needs of vulnerable populations.