Charlie Reynolds: Federated Farmers say some farmers feel like the Govt has abandoned them two months after Cyclone Gabrielle
Federated Farmers say some farmers feel like the Government has abandoned them two months after Cyclone Gabrielle.
An additional $23-million has been approved by the Government to help those affected, bringing the total to $78 million.
More than half of the 6,000 applications have already been approved, with $37 million so far paid out.
But Federated Farmers Acting Gisborne-Wairoa President Charlie Reynolds told Mike Hosking they need a lot more money.
He says every month that goes past without mass help, equates to another year of clean up.
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