The situation facing the local rural sector worsened when the all important rainfall failed to arrive during Autumn, and then again in Winter. It also comes amid high interest rates and soaring on-farm costs. While the rural community in the Hurunui district have welcomed funding relief from the government, locals are still turning to one another for support. In the second and final part of our series, reporter Adam Burns spoke to locals in the Hurunui.
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