Hawke's Bay Fruit Growers Urged to Prepare for El Niño
Hawke's Bay fruit growers are being reminded of the need to prepare for whatever the El Niño weather system may bring in the coming months.
His inspiration was a Scottish local council that made BBC headlines by calling on individuals and communities to take more responsibility for their roads during weather events.
Warren reckons New Zealand needs to have the same attitude, and doing so would save ratepayers significantly.
"Ratepayers should be demanding efficiency and using local machinery on or near the spot to do critical work rather than forking out thousands for a contractor to come and do what a farmer could do in 10 minutes," he said.
Great idea, although it'll likely come a gutser as soon as the H&S clipboard carriers at the council get involved!
