Businesses left out of pocket because of Cyclone Gabrielle have been promised $50 million in government support.
The Government says more support is still to come, but with a staggering number of crops destroyed and paddocks buried under silt, this initial cash injection might be stretched thin.
Havelock North farmer and consultant Robbie Hill, and Gisborne-Wairoa president of Federated Farmers Toby Williams spoke to Corin Dann.
