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Dear Valued Customer,

The Government has announced that from 11.59PM Thursday 2^nd of December 2021 that the country will be moving to the new traffic light system. There are various settings between Red and orange for specific regions across New Zealand. Many of the restrictions remain similar to previous alert level 3 and 2 settings. It is important that during this period that Big Chill operate in a safe and cautious manner to avoid any risk of spreading the virus.

Accordingly, Big Chill advises that service will be conducted in a similar method as per current restrictions. These will be reviewed and adjusted as the Government advises further changes to the status on the traffic light system across New Zealand.

Red Light – Big Chill Response:

• Contactless pick-up and delivery processes remain in place.
• Normal Big Chill delivery services will be supplied to all commercial delivery points that are open under Government approved rules for Red or Orange.
• Saturday delivery services & destinations as normal.
• No Customer drop-offs or pickups allowed.

Orange Light – Big Chill Response:

• Contactless pick-up and delivery processes remain in place.
• Normal Big Chill delivery services will be supplied to all commercial delivery points that are open under Government approved rules for Red or Orange.
• Saturday delivery services & destinations as normal.
• Customer drop-offs (contactless) at Big Chill depots allowed, but only between 1000-1400hrs Mon-Fri.
• Customer pick-ups (contactless) from Big Chill depots allowed, but only between 1000-1400hrs.

Please note there may be further changes to services if Government COVID-19 response levels change.

Thursday 11^th November

All pickups, deliveries and Line haul as normal.

Friday 12^th November (Canterbury Anniversary)

Normal deliveries apply to Christchurch metro.

There will be NO deliveries to the following areas on this day; Cheviot, Leeston, Rakaia, Amberley, Hamner Springs.

Pre-arranged collections in Christchurch only.

Line haul services operate as normal.

Saturday 13^th November

Normal Saturday services apply.

Sunday 14^th November

Normal Sunday services apply.

Monday 15^th November

Return to normal services

ALL pick-ups must be arranged by phone or email no later than 48 hours before the respective Holiday. DO NOT assume regular pick-ups will happen automatically.

PICK-UP REQUESTS to:

Nathan Hyde (CHC) 027-522-2974 or NathanH@bigchill.co.nz

Thu 23^rd December

• Normal delivery and pick-up services.
• Line haul services operate as normal.

Fri 24^th December (Xmas Eve)

• Normal delivery and pick-up services.
• Line haul services operate as normal.

Sat 25^th December (Xmas Day)

• No delivery or pick-up services operate.
• No Line haul services operate.

Sun 26^th December

• No delivery or pick-up services operate.
• No Line haul services operate.

Mon 27^th December (Xmas Day observed)

• Normal Monday delivery service operates.
• Pre-arranged pick-ups only.
• Inter-island Line Haul services operate (early departure).

Tue 28^th December (Boxing Day observed)

• No deliveries nationwide.
• Pre-arranged pick-ups only in Auckland, Hastings, Palm Nth, Wellington and Christchurch.
• Line haul services operate (early departure).

Wed 29^th December

• Normal delivery and pick-up services.
• Line haul services operate as normal.

Thu 30^th December

• Normal delivery and pick-up services.
• Line haul services operate as normal.

Fri 31^st December 2021 (New Year’s Eve)

• Normal delivery and pick-up services.
• Line haul services operate as normal.

Sat 1^st January 2022 (New Year’s Day)

• No delivery or pick-up services operate.
• No Line haul services operate.

Sun 2^nd January 2022

• No delivery or pick-up services operate.
• No Line haul services operate.

Mon 3^rd January (New Year’s Day observed)

• Normal Monday delivery service operates.
• Pre-arranged pick-ups only.
• Inter-island Line Haul services operate (early departure).

Tue 4^th January (New Year’s Holiday observed)

• No deliveries nationwide.
• Pre-arranged pick-ups only in Auckland, Hastings, Palm Nth, Wellington and Christchurch.
• Line haul services operate (early departure).

Wed 5^th January

• Return to normal services.

To arrange & confirm special pick-ups on Stat Holidays and Weekends through Xmas and New Year, please contact your local Depot Manager at least 1 week in advance of the applicable holiday. Do not assume that pick-ups will happen without being pre-arranged. Contact details below:

PICK-UP REQUESTS to:

Stacy Gibson (Auckland) 021-279-0104 or StacyG@bigchill.co.nz
Jason Wolferstan (Putaruru) 027-448-8096 or JasonW@bigchill.co.nz
Jon Oldridge (Hastings) 027-522-2975 or JonO@bigchill.co.nz
Garner Grieve (Palmerston North) 021-279-1553 or GarnerG@bigchill.co.nz
Shane Steer (Wellington) 027-258-0255 or ShaneS@bigchill.co.nz
Louise Fissenden (Blenheim) 021-406-323 or LouiseF@bigchill.co.nz
Nathan Hyde (Christchurch) 027-522-2974 or NathanH@bigchill.co.nz
Don Gillan (Dunedin) 027-433-1104 or DonaldG@bigchill.co.nz
Ronnie Thompson (Cromwell) 027-808-5553 or RonnieT@bigchill.co.nz

Dear Valued Customer,

Due to severe sea conditions on the Cook Strait this morning, all Interisland ferry services have been cancelled with immediate effect until further notice. This will cause significant delays with all Interisland freight dispatched from the North and South Island from Tuesday the 12^th of October through to Thursday the 14^th of October. We expect delays of at least 48 hours with deliveries from the North Island to South Island and vice versa. Sea conditions are forecasted to continue through till Thursday morning and all sailings have been cancelled up to at least that time. Once sailings recommence there will be a large back log of freight, we will work with the Interisland ferry services to move this as soon as possible.

Please advise your customers of these unavoidable delays and refrain from requesting ETA’s on Interisland freight until Friday the 15^th of October. We appreciate your patience and understanding, and we expect to be back on normal schedule from Monday the 18^th of October.

Kind Regards,

Big Chill Distribution Ltd

Dear Valued Customer,

With the announcement that the Government will move to Alert Level-3 at 11.59PM 21^st September 2021 for Auckland with all areas outside of Auckland remaining at alert level-2, Big Chill Distribution advises that the following protocols apply to services at Level-3:

LEVEL 3 - Big Chill Response (Auckland) effective 11.59PM 21^st September 2021:

• Normal delivery services will be supplied to all delivery points that are open under Government approved rules for Level-3.
• Contactless deliveries and pick-ups are to operate as standard.
• Saturday deliveries to Supermarkets only. Strictly enforced.
• No returns pick-ups will be actioned.
• Customer drop-offs at Big Chill depots are suspended.
• Customer pickups from Big Chill depots are suspended.
• Customers should expect disruption to some delivery services. We will make all efforts to minimise these.
• We would ask for no ETA queries unless a consignment is delayed by more than 24-hours.
• As we split our 3PL teams, expect up to one-day delay in picking/shipping of 3PL orders.

LEVEL 2 (all regions outside of Auckland) - Big Chill Response:

• Contactless pick-up and delivery processes are reinstated as standard.
• Normal Big Chill delivery services will be supplied to all commercial delivery points that are open under Government approved rules for Level-2.
• Saturday services to Supermarkets only. Strictly enforced.
• Customer drop-offs (contactless) at Big Chill depots allowed, but only between 1000-1400hrs Mon-Fri.
• Customer pick-ups (contactless) from Big Chill depots allowed, but only between 1000-1400hrs.
• Big Chill will not commit to achieving pre-existing service levels at this time given likely volume spikes.

As an essential service business our teams are working diligently to ensure that food transport channels remain as open as much as possible across this event. We appreciate your ongoing support.

A further update will be given on the 4^th of October when the government makes it next announcement.

Thursday 21^st October

All pickups, deliveries and Line haul as normal.

Friday 22^nd October (Hawkes Bay Anniversary)

Supermarket deliveries only in Napier and Hastings, No deliveries to Central Hawkes Bay, pre-arranged pickups only. Line Haul services operate as normal.

Full delivery Service to Gisborne

Please note: Our Hastings office will not be manned on this day, for all Hawkes Bay / Gisborne enquiries please contact customer services on 09 272 7440

Saturday 23^rd October

Normal Saturday service applies.

Sunday 24^th October

No pick-ups/deliveries or Line haul operate across network.

Monday 25^th October (Labour Day)

Please refer to the Labour Weekend schedule.

Tuesday 26^th October

Return to normal services

ALL pick-ups must be arranged by phone or email no later than a week before the respective Holiday. DO NOT assume regular pick-ups will happen automatically.

PICK-UP REQUESTS to:

Jon Oldridge (Hastings) 027-522-2975 or JonO@bigchill.co.nz

Friday 22^nd October

All pick-ups, deliveries and Line haul as normal across the network. However, please note below notice in relation to the Hawkes Bay Regional Holiday on the 22^nd Oct.

Saturday 23^rd October

Normal Saturday pick-up and delivery service applies.

All normal Inter-Island Line haul units run.

Sunday 24^th October

No pick-ups/deliveries or Line haul operate across the network.

Monday 25^th October (Labour Day)

No deliveries nationwide, pre-arranged pick-ups only,

Our Line haul network will run the following restricted service:

• 1 x AKL-PUT-HAS-PMR-WGT one-way.
• 1 x WGT-PMR-HAS one way.
• 1 x AKL-CHC return.
• 1 x CHC-DUD return.
• 1 x CHC-BLN (early departure) one way.
• 1 x CHC-CRM return

Tuesday 26^th October

Return to normal services

ALL pick-ups must be arranged by phone or email no later than a week before the respective Holiday. DO NOT assume regular pick-ups will happen automatically.

PICK-UP REQUESTS to:

Stacy Gibson (Auckland) 021-279-0104 or StacyG@bigchill.co.nz

Jason Wolferstan (Putaruru) 0274-488-096 or JasonW@bigchill.co.nz

Jon Oldridge (Hastings) 027-522-2975 or JonO@bigchill.co.nz

Garner Grieve (Palmerston North) 021-279-1553 or GarnerG@bigchill.co.nz

Shane Steer (Wellington) 027-258-0255 or ShaneS@bigchill.co.nz

Louise Fissenden (Blenheim) 021-406-323 or LouiseF@bigchill.co.nz

Nathan Hyde (Christchurch) 027-522-2974 or NathanH@bigchill.co.nz

Don Gillan (Dunedin) 0274-331-104 or DonaldG@bigchill.co.nz

Ronnie Thompson (Cromwell) 027-808-5553 or RonnieT@bigchill.co.nz

Dear Valued Customer,

On the 19^th of September 2021, Interisland ferry services will reduce from 5 to 3 boats operating on the Cook Strait daily. This is due to scheduled maintenance for the Aratere (Interislander) and a mechanical issue with the Kaiarahi (Interislander). The maintenance and repairs are expected to continue through to at least the 4^th of October 2021. The Bluebridge ferries will operate as normal through this time.

Big Chill Distribution has secured bookings on the available sailings and will aim to minimize any disruptions caused by the reduction in capacity. As a precaution, and where possible we recommend customers move their freight a day earlier than usual. We also recommend notifying your customers of potential delays on Interisland services through this time. We expect there will be some delayed departures on the remaining ferries due to heavier loadings. Customers effected will be advised accordingly.

We thank you for your patience and understanding with these potential disruptions to service.

CUSTOMER PICKUPS AND DELIVERIES - PPE

Dear Valued Customer,

With Auckland operating at Alert Level 4 and the rest of the country at Alert Level 2 as of 11:59pm Tuesday 7^th September it is important that we continue to operate in a safe manner. Please note the following protocols are in place:

Depot Drop-offs & Pickups at Level-2:

• Customer drop-offs (contactless) at Big Chill depots allowed, but only between 1000-1400hrs Mon-Fri.
• Customer pick-ups (contactless) from Big Chill depots allowed, but only between 1000-1400hrs.
• When completing a drop off or pickup the Big Chill PPE standards must be adhered to with QR code check-in and face masks being mandatory.

Pickup protocols at customer sites at Level-2:

• Big Chill drivers will complete pickups with appropriate PPE, including the wearing of facemasks.
• Pickups will remain being contactless.
• Big Chill needs to ensure drivers operate in safe environments, and expect that at pickup locations the customers staff will be wearing facemasks and operate with appropriate social distancing.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Dear Valued Customer,

For the Winter period, effective from 6th April 2021, our service levels for the MacKenzie region will change from current schedule Monday, Wednesday and Friday to Tuesday and Friday only

The towns affected by this run change are:

Fairlie

Tekapo

Twizel

Omarama

Otematata

Kurow

Please advise all customers and / or suppliers that may be affected by this change.

Thank you for your understanding.