Are there stores on Pitcairn Island?

Are there stores on Pitcairn Island?

The Pitcairn Island General-Store and the Warehouse Groceries, toiletries, clothing and footwear, kitchenware and stationary are stocked on the shelves. The items are purchased in New Zealand and sent to the island on the supply ship four times a year.

How do I get to Pitcairn Island?

The best and most reliable way to get to Pitcairn Island is to fly to Mangareva via Tahiti. Air Tahiti offers the only domestic flights to Mangareva. Air Tahiti flights occur once a week (every Tuesday). You then catch the airport taxi ferry to Rikitea village on Mangareva (in the Gambier Islands).

Can I buy land on Pitcairn Island?

Yes. Once your settlement application is approved a further application can be made to the Pitcairn Islands land court for a plot on which to build your home. Land is currently granted on a leasehold basis. You can also apply for additional land for garden, forest or orchard, based on reasonable need.

How do you get to Pitcairn Island?

Can I buy property on Pitcairn Island?

There are currently no properties for sale on the island. Pitcairn Island officials can help arrange accommodation for you with a local family on a charged basis or alternatively there are a couple of private self-contained houses and units for rent, subject to availability.

How remote is Pitcairn Island?

Located more than 5,500 kilometres to the east from New Zealand, and an equivalent distance to the west from Chile, Pitcairn Islands certainly meet the definition of “remote”. There is no airstrip or port in the island.

Who owns Pitcairn Island?

British
The Pitcairn Islands group is a British Overseas Territory. It comprises the islands of Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno. Pitcairn, the only inhabited island, is a small volcanic outcrop situated in the South Pacific at latitude 25.04 south and longitude 130.06 west.