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PQ 8. Flooding, Northland—Enhanced Taskforce Green
8. Flooding, Northland—Enhanced Taskforce Green
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[Sitting date: 24 July 2014.
Volume:700;Page:5. Text is subject to
correction.]
8. MIKE SABIN
(National—Northland) to the Minister for
Primary Industries : What recent announcements has
he made regarding Government support for the primary sector
in Northland?
Hon NATHAN GUY (Minister for
Primary Industries): Las t week I declared a
medium-scale adverse event for the primary sector in
Northland. This declaration provides the overarching
framework for any Government support. This includes more
funding for the Northland Rural Support Trust, which plays a
coordination and emotional support role for farmers and
growers. The Inland Revenue Department is offering tax
flexibility, and the Ministry of Social Development is
providing Enhanced Taskforce Green to help with the
clean-up.
Mike Sabin : What impacts has
the storm had on the primary sector in Northland?
Hon NATHAN GUY : The storm impacted
around 80 percent of the Northland primary sector. With
spring calving already under way and avocados close to
harvest, the storm could not have come at a worse time.
However, farmers and growers are extremely resilient and the
majority are coping well. The Northland community, assisted
by local MP Mike Sabin, has done a great job of pulling
together and supporting one another as they move into the
recovery phase.
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