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Funding Application for Cyclone Gabrielle - Recovery in the Tairawhiti area
Funding Application for Cyclone Gabrielle - Recovery in the Tairawhiti area
Posted: May 24, 2023

Funding Application for Cyclone Gabrielle - Recovery in the Tairawhiti area

Rural Support Trust Tairawhiti Adverse Event

Open to Sheep, Beef, Arable, Dairy, Pastoral, Horticulture and Lifestyle owners.

Applications for funding are now open until Tuesday 20 June, 4.00pm

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Government approves $23 million boost to the cyclone grant for farmers and growers
Government approves $23 million boost to the cyclone grant for farmers and growers
Posted: Apr 6, 2023

Government approves $23 million boost to the cyclone grant for farmers and growers

The extra grant funding takes total primary sector cyclone recovery support to $78 million to date.

The Government is providing a further $23 million to support more farmers, growers, whenua Māori owners, and rural communities as they recover from Cyclone Gabrielle, Agriculture Minister Damien...
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Teamwork helping farmers in the Tararua
Teamwork helping farmers in the Tararua
Posted: Mar 19, 2023

Teamwork helping farmers in the Tararua

Bush Telegraph By Dave Murdoch

As recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle in Tararua slowly begins in the rural sector, practical measures and public generosity are combining to help ensure that when farmers are ready to begin the long...
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Cyclone Gabrielle - Farmer and Grower Recovery Grants 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle - Farmer and Grower Recovery Grants 2023
Posted: Mar 18, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle - Farmer and Grower Recovery Grants 2023

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has $51 million to help farmers and growers, including whenua Māori owners, to recover from Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has $51 million to help farmers and growers, including whenua Māori owners, to recover from Cyclone Gabrielle. This funding is intended to assist farmers...
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Alliance Group Donates $200,000 To The East Coast Rural Support Trust
Alliance Group Donates $200,000 To The East Coast Rural Support Trust
Posted: Mar 18, 2023

Alliance Group Donates $200,000 To The East Coast Rural Support Trust

To support the rural communities of Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Tararua, and the Wairarapa.

In response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, Alliance Group today announced a comprehensive support package for the region with a focus on farmers badly impacted on the East Coast...
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DairyNZ offering one-on-one help
DairyNZ offering one-on-one help
Posted: Mar 8, 2023

DairyNZ offering one-on-one help

DairyNZ teams are in the field, doing all they can to assist farmers hit by cyclones Gabrielle and Hale.

DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle told Dairy News they have been busy updating all the material they have to help farmers through the coming weeks and months.

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NAIT timeframes extended for farmers affected by heavy rain and flooding in the North Island
NAIT timeframes extended for farmers affected by heavy rain and flooding in the North Island
Posted: Mar 7, 2023

NAIT timeframes extended for farmers affected by heavy rain and flooding in the North Island

We have extended the timeframes for updating NAIT to help ease some of the pressure on farmers and other People in Charge of Animals (PICAs).

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Government approves $26m grant extension for Farmers & Growers
Government approves $26m grant extension for Farmers & Growers
Posted: Mar 6, 2023

Government approves $26m grant extension for Farmers & Growers

For the re-establishment of businesses in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Government has announced a $26 million boost to the grants programme helping farmers, growers, and whenua Māori owners to re-establish their businesses in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.

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