Adverse Events

Rural Support Trusts are available to help and support during and following an adverse event

The Regional Trusts are directly linked into local Civil Defence and can provide you with information and assist you in getting emergency or on-going help. This may include movement of stock, financial and /or family support or other needs during or following an adverse event.

Trust personnel work with other agencies to gather information from farmers and rural communities so the most appropriate response can be taken by the agencies involved led by Civil Defence.

After an event the RST provide needs-based support to help your family, farm and community recover.

Get help and support through:

Flooding

Drought
Drought/Dry Conditions

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Check out some useful articles about adverse events:

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Oct
2023

El Niño Watch - Podcast Series

NEW WEEKLY PODCAST! Join forecaster Phil Duncan & Hawke’s Bay farmer & AgriHQ senior analyst Suz Bremner every week as they track latest developments with the El Niño weather pattern & what this means for you.

New Drought/Dry Forecasting Tools

A new tool created by NIWA in accord with MPI provides useful weekly and 35-day outlooks for dryness and rainfall based on meteorological data.

October 6, 2023 0 Comments

What is El Niño? What is La Niña?

Check out what it all means for New Zealand this Summer (2023/2024)

September 29, 2023 0 Comments

The Shepherdess Muster 2024 - Mōtū, Te Tairāwhiti (Gisborne District), East Coast

We're gathering women from across provincial Aotearoa for a weekend-long festival that's just for you. A chance to get away from it all, with friends old and new. One of the main aims of The Shepherdess Muster is to give women the chance to get away from it all, literally and figuratively, and concentrate on themselves for three days. All too often, women's...

2/16/2024 - 2/18/2024 0 Comments

Funding to get advice for struggling farmers

This is an initiative funded by banks and the government offering support for farmers and growers struggling with business debt.

August 11, 2023 0 Comments

Household Emergency Checklist

When creating or updating your kit, think about what you and your whānau need to look after yourselves for a week. Imagine you're stuck at home, with no power, no running water, no internet, no cellphone coverage. How would you be able to stay warm? Cook food? Access water? Keep up to date with...

August 2, 2023 0 Comments

Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery - advice, support, and funding from MPI

A new package of financial support announced by the Government on 29 June is now available for businesses, orchards, and farms affected by the North Island weather events in early 2023. It’s available to businesses in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Tairāwhiti, Hawke's Bay,...

August 1, 2023 0 Comments