Guy announces $5 mln primary sector support package for quake-affected upper South Island

Guy announces $5 mln primary sector support package for quake-affected upper South Island
Jonathan Underhill
By Jonathan Underhill Nov. 18 (BusinessDesk) - The government will contribute at least $5 million in primary sector support to those affected by the Kaikoura earthquake and its aftershocks, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy said. The package is made up of $4 million for Mayoral Disaster Rural Relief funds in Hurunui, Kaikoura and Marlborough districts to help with non-insurable assets such as tracks, on-farm bridges and water infrastructure, Guy said. It will also provide $500,000 in support for Rural Recovery Coordinators in those d...