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Wednesday 16 February 2022
Flooding prompts government support Severe weather that affected much of the top of the South Island over the past two weeks has been classified as a “medium-scale adverse event” by the government, unlocking financial support for farmers and growers. Rural communities minister Damien O’Connor classified the medium-scale adverse event after severe flooding hit Buller, the West Coast, as well as pockets of Nelson, Tasman
and Marlborough. “We’re making $200,000 available for the local Rural Support Trusts and Mayoral Relief Funds to call on to help farmers and growers recover, with the majority on support efforts for the West Coast,” he says. He says Ministry for Primary Industries will work closely with sector groups and other agencies to continue monitoring the flood’s impact.
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“The funding will help farmers and growers across Buller, Grey and Westland districts along with Nelson Tasman and Marlborough districts, many of whom are facing a huge clean-up after the wettest February on record triggered widespread flooding. “Floodwaters caused by two severe weather events in the space of a week have damaged infrastructure,
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farm buildings, and paddocks, left feed crops submerged and washed away bales of winter supplementary feed.” Hundreds of people remain isolated north of Westport, cut off by slips and damage to State Highway 67. Support and medical supplies have been delivered by helicopter.
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