Canterbury farmers to get aid because of snow
{{date|June 27, 2006}}
{{New Zealand}}

The [[w:New Zealand|New Zealand]] government officials have announced that it will give [[w:New Zealand dollar|NZ$]]160,000 in aid to help farmers who were affected by the huge amounts of snow in [[w:Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury, New Zealand]] two weeks ago.

The aid package will provide four regional offices for co-ordination, food supplies and ongoing support.

The [[w:Federated Farmers|Federated Farmers]] for mid Canterbury say that the aid will be a start to what looks like a tough winter. President of the mid Canterbury Federated Farmers Rupert Curd says, "It is too early to say exactly how much help the relief package will provide."

The snow has not yet reached a crisis point.

The Insurance Council has estimated the cost of the snow storm has reached $35 million so far. Chief Executive of the Insurance Council says, "There has been damage to homes, commercial premises both on farms and in town and vehicles. Businesspeople who have been without power are also claiming for loss of income."

The [[w:Minister of Agriculture|Minister of Agriculture]] [[w:Jim Anderton|Jim Anderton]] has said that they are not ruling out giving further aid.


==Related Wikinews stories==
*{{wikinews|title=Snow hits New Zealand|date=June 12, 2006}}

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The New Zealand government officials have announced that it will give NZ$160,000 in aid to help farmers who were affected by the huge amounts of snow in Canterbury, New Zealand two weeks ago.

The aid package will provide four regional offices for co-ordination, food supplies and ongoing support.

The Federated Farmers for mid Canterbury say that the aid will be a start to what looks like a tough winter. President of the mid Canterbury Federated Farmers Rupert Curd says, "It is too early to say exactly how much help the relief package will provide."

The snow has not yet reached a crisis point.

The Insurance Council has estimated the cost of the snow storm has reached $35 million so far. Chief Executive of the Insurance Council says, "There has been damage to homes, commercial premises both on farms and in town and vehicles. Businesspeople who have been without power are also claiming for loss of income."

The Minister of Agriculture Jim Anderton has said that they are not ruling out giving further aid.


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