Cyclone Gabrielle: After the Flood
About this special report
Farmers Weekly takes a look at all the devastation Cyclone Gabrielle wrought on rural and farming communities in flood-impacted regions. As well as the ongoing efforts to mitigate the clean-up and support for the worst-hit communities.
Isolation, mental exhaustion setting in on east coast
Federated Farmers board member briefs region on cyclone aftermath.
Tears and relief as re-opened SH 2 is blessed
May 13 marked the first time since February that Wairoa could connect with Putorino – exactly three months since the communities had been cut off.
Fencing army descends on cyclone-hit farms
Score or more will be getting out the No 8 to repair flooded boundaries in Hawke’s Bay.
Hawke’s Bay welcomes recovery funding package
Almost a billion dollars in package to fund work from treating traumatised children to repairing infrastructure.
SH 2 to reopen after work on 100 cyclone sites
Section between Wairoa and Napier in use again from Sunday.
Hawke’s Bay hort ‘needs $960m from govt’
Cyclone Gabrielle is understood to have affected approximately 35% of local crop production value.
Cyclone-hit farmers desperate for certainty
Many in east coast ‘feeling abandoned’ as they wait for news about infrastructure repairs and long-term support.
Napier Port Primary Sector awards postponed due to cyclone damage
Event to celebrate Hawke’s Bay farmers and growers still on Te Radar, however.
Primary industries bear brunt of cyclone, Treasury says
Damage estimates come as prime minister rules out a levy to help pay for the rebuild.
Growers plead for swifter cyclone action
An open letter to the government warns of effects on harvests for years to come if uncertainty is not addressed.
Hawke’s Bay gathers info on post-cyclone needs
Survey to paint up-to-date picture of impacts ‘on our land, businesses and people’.
Cow call rescue video still haunts farmer
Clip of stranded cows swimming to farmer’s voice in Gabrielle aftermath went viral.
Govt bumps up Gabrielle relief again
Further $23m made available to support those hit by cyclone, floods.
Recovery ‘marathon’ lies ahead for farms
News cycles move on but cyclone-hit properties are looking at years of work ahead.
Gabrielle on course to smash damage records
Early estimates are that it will be NZ’s costliest non-earthquake disaster to date.
Pātoka farmers get creative moving cattle across river
Tractor, crate and trucks enlisted to help farm stuck with 500 animals and no suitable bridge.
FMG cyclone payouts top $23m so far
FMG has bolstered resources across claims and assessing teams and is working at ways to streamline process to get more claims paid.
Deer community rally to help flood-hit farmers
Online auction raises more than $100,000 for those affected by cyclone.
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