Minita Taupua Rākau Whakamarumaru
Minister of Agriculture
The
Government is contributing $600,000 to help residents
affected by the weekend’s violent weather with recovery
efforts.
Acting Minister for Emergency Management Kris
Faafoi and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor have been
in the Buller district this afternoon to assess flood damage
and support the local response effort.
They have
announced an initial contribution of $300,000 towards a
Buller Mayoral Relief Fund and another $100,000 towards a
similar fund for Marlborough. Alongside that the event has
been classified a medium-scale adverse event, unlocking
another $200,000 for flood-affected farmers and growers
across the West Coast and Marlborough