12 Feb 2024
Govt announces package to help silt affected orchards
Farms and orchards across Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti are still battling to return their land to productivity after it was smothered in silt when Cyclone Gabrielle hit almost a year ago. But on Sunday, a government announcement of a $63 million package to clear silt and woody debris was met with a huge sigh of relief from those still in the thick of the clean-up. Lauren Crimp reports.