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Work to tally the damage in Motueka is underway in the wake of a devastating hailstorm Work to tally the damage in Motueka is underway in the wake of a devastating hailstorm 28 December 2020 The Boxing Day storm shredded leaves and significantly damaged kiwifruit and apples at Heywood Orchards. Heywood Orchards Evan Heywood says insurance is capped at a tray amount and a quantum amount. He says if there s hail strikes in the Bay of Plenty where the majority of the kiwifruits is grown, then the money that s available to growers is diluted. Heywood says even with the hail strikes in the Tasman region - it s not going to go far. ....
Fruit growers in Motueka are counting the cost of Boxing Day s massive hailstorm Fruit growers in Motueka are counting the cost of Boxing Day s massive hailstorm 28 December 2020 Heywood Orchards grows golden kiwifruit and apples. Evan Heywood says the storm was the worst he s seen - and it shredded the leaves and significantly knocked around the fruit. He says you can t just walk away from the damaged fruit either, you ve still got to get it off the vines and trees. Heywood says the workload still hasn t changed but the value of the crop has been reduced to nothing. ....