IRD is telling cyclone-impacted farmers to focus on the clean-up, not tax deadlines.

“You do not need to call us right now,” Rata Kamau, of IRD’s Small and Medium Enterprises section said.

The Government is providing $25 million for recovery grants to help undertake urgent work, including fencing, and clearing silt to save fruit trees and vines. Applications open tomorrow.

The Government is providing an initial $4 million to help farmers, growers, whenua Māori owners and rural communities mobilise and co-ordinate recovery efforts from Cyclone Gabrielle.