Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 3:38 pm
The Government will boost its drought support to new
parts of the country and continue helping farmers in areas
facing long-term dry conditions, says Agriculture and Rural
Communities Minister Damien O’Connor.
An extra
$900,000 of funding will be used to help farmers around the
country, with the current large-scale adverse event
classification expanded to include Mid Canterbury, South
Canterbury, and Otago.
“Autumn has got off to an
extremely dry start in multiple regions along the east coast
of the country. Forecast rainfall is not expected to be
enough to allow parched soils and pastures time to recover
Government expands drought support as dry conditions bite along the east coast
28 Apr, 2021 04:30 AM
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The Country
The Government will boost its drought support to new parts of the country and continue helping farmers in areas facing long-term dry conditions, Agriculture and Rural Communities Minister Damien O Connor says.
An extra $900,000 of funding will be used to help farmers around the country, with the current large-scale adverse event classification expanded to include Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury, and Otago. Autumn has got off to an extremely dry start in multiple regions along the east coast of the country. Forecast rainfall is not expected to be enough to allow parched soils and pastures time to recover before winter, O Connor said.
Press Release – New Zealand Government
The Government will boost its drought support to new parts of the country and continue helping farmers in areas facing long-term dry conditions, says Agriculture and Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor.
An extra $900,000 of funding will be used to help farmers around the country, with the current large-scale adverse event classification expanded to include Mid Canterbury, South Canterbury, and Otago.
“Autumn has got off to an extremely dry start in multiple regions along the east coast of the country. Forecast rainfall is not expected to be enough to allow parched soils and pastures time to recover before winter,” Damien O’Connor said.
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Waimarama floods, 10 years on: Their homes were upside down in the water
27 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
4 minutes to read
Waimarama floods: Ten years on. Video / Bayden Barner
Ten years ago today, Sophie Siers and Andy Tait-Jamieson drove a quad bike 5km to Waimarama Beach to find their swept-away belongings had beaten them there. The immense power of the 200mm of floodwaters that tore through overnight has ensured that April 28 remains a day etched in the memory of the Hawke s Bay community, even a decade later.
Siers and Tait-Jamieson, of Te Apiti Rd, awoke that morning to discover their home – the lowest point in the valley – had been surrounded by debris.