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This can include personal mental well-being, family relationships, farming difficulties, employment relationships, animal welfare concerns, financial difficulties and adverse climatic events and biosecurity incursions.
The Trust is there to help farming families and their community to recover from these challenges and build personal resilience.
The Trust is well connected to rural networks, rural professionals, health providers, Emergency Management ( Civil Defence) and local and Central Government agencies, the Trust provides a free confidential service and works with you to achieve positive outcomes for you, your family and your farming business.
For free and confidential help, contact us today on 0800 787 254 or complete the contact form on this page.
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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 and growers in getting back to productivity as quickly as possible.
Ballance will work with the Rural Support Trust, a national organisation run by a team of 350 people – rural people supporting rural people. The Trust has the reach and services to help with the recovery journey, walking alongside people in need providing mental health and practical support as they go through the clean-up and rebuilding phases.
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.
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DairyNZ 0800 4 324 7969 www.dairynz.co.nz
Beef + Lamb NZ 0800 733 466 www.beeflambnz.com
HORTNZ 0508 467 869 www.hortnz.co.nz
NZ Young Farmers 03 344 2473 www.youngfarmers.co.nz
Federated Farmers 0800 327 646 www.fedfarm.org.nz
Dairy Womens Network 0800 396 748 www.dwn.co.nz
Ospri/Nait 0800 482 463 www.ospri.co.nz
Lifeline 0800 543 354 or 09 522 2999 or Free text 4357 (HELP)
Youthline 0800 376 633
Samaritans 0800 726 666
Alcohol Drug Helpline 0800 787 797
Gambling Helpline 0800 654 655
Rural Women New Zealand 0800 256 467
Rural Employee Scheme 0800 694 121
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