They chartered two planes, loaded them up with facemasks, and had them flown here from Shanghai in China.
An Air New Zealand Dreamliner touched down at Christchurch Airport on Saturday morning.
On board was a cargo hold full of personal protective equipment (PPE).
"These are bfN98 surgical masks that will be distributed to the CDHB [Canterbury District Health Board] on Monday," says Interbuild Products director Nick Ash.
Ash has a business importing building supplies from around the world.
