New Zealand First leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says the Government needs to do what it can to avoid insurance delays similar to those seen after the Canterbury Earthquakes.

Emergency Management and Rural Communities Minister Kieran McAnulty has announced a $2 million contribution to disaster relief funds with the aim of supporting affected communities on the East Coast of the North Island impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle.

For the pipfruit sector, the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle has been immense with some growers losing everything - their orchards, their infrastructure and their homes.

Fonterra’s chief operating officer (COO) Fraser Whineray is leaving the co-op after three years in the
role.

One of the country’s largest apple packer and exporter, T&G Global is assessing damage to its facilities in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne.

The 2023 East Coast Farming Expo, scheduled for next week in Wairoa, has been cancelled.

New Zealand agritech start-up Cropsy Technologies is leading a $1.3 million SFF Futures/ AGMARDT co-funded project to help growers identify and replace grapevines that are missing, dead, dying or otherwise unproductive Ñ also known as 'Ghost Vines'.

Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) chief executive Sam McIvor says Cyclone Gabrielle is having a devastating impact on farmers and rural communities already under significant stress and pressure.

Federated Farmers say they have not forgotten the currently isolated Tairawhiti region.

The Northland Field Days started life in 1985 at the Dargaville racecourse as a project run by the Dargaville Jaycees, and regardless of the pouring rain, it was a roaring success with some 80 exhibitors!

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