Katrina Thomas 08 Feb 2023 / Categories: North Island, Northland, Waikato-Hauraki-Coromandel, East Coast, Adverse Events, Flooding 2023 Weather Events Update – 3 February 2023 Dealing with Flood from MPI Photo credit: MPI Heavy rain and flooding across the upper North Island in January 2023 has caused significant disruption to famers, growers, and rural communities. Government is supporting clean-up, assessment, and recovery efforts. A medium-scale adverse event was classified for: Gisborne and Wairarapa regions following Cyclone Hale on 11 January 2023 Northland, Auckland, Waikato, and Bay of Plenty following record rainfall in late January on 2 February 2023. Funding has been provided to coordinate clean-up efforts for the primary sector and rural communities in these regions. Further support for upper North Island regions hit by significant weather – Government media release Government support for flood-affected Gisborne Tairāwhiti farmers and growers – Government media release Government funding relief for flood-affected Wairarapa farmers and growers – Government media release Find out more about the support available: 2023 Cyclone Hale flood recovery factsheet [PDF, 1.9 MB] 2023 Auckland flood recovery factsheet [PDF, 1.4 MB] Previous Article Enhanced Task Force Green - February 2023 Next Article Flood Recovery Support and Information - Whangamata Print 4927 Tags: FloodGrowers