Funding
Craigmore launches second research grant
Rural investment company offers new scholarships for ag research.
Funds earmarked for North Island flood protection
Infrastructure projects get $11.2m from Budget vote.
Funding boost for food systems project
Researchers, iwi in $10m project combining indigenous knowledge and practices and science to safeguard food supply
Additional mental health support available amid cyclone recovery
When floodwaters recede leaving farmers staring down the barrel of costly repairs to their land and infrastructure, it can seem overwhelming, but financial assistance is at hand.
Govt spends $50m on fire station upgrades
Boost for regional firefighting as 26 stations improved over past three years.
Funding boost welcomed by Rural Support Trusts
Rolling sequence of extreme weather events have stretched resources.
Govt announces North Island Weather Events support package
Government to underwrite cheaper loans with banks and provide $240m pool for equity finance.
Government needs to act now to save men’s lives
A two-stage programme has the potential to halve the number of lives claimed by prostate cancer every year.
‘We need to get it right’ says McAnulty, explaining aid delays
The government is aware that Gabrielle package will set precedent for future climate events.
Little for ‘individual farmers’ in relief package
Growers’ hopes now pinned on June funding announcement.
Hawke’s Bay welcomes recovery funding package
Almost a billion dollars in package to fund work from treating traumatised children to repairing infrastructure.
Hawke’s Bay hort ‘needs $960m from govt’
Cyclone Gabrielle is understood to have affected approximately 35% of local crop production value.
RWNZ appeals for funds as demand rockets
Fund has been a financial ‘first responder’ for rural families after floods.
Govt bumps up Gabrielle relief again
Further $23m made available to support those hit by cyclone, floods.
Banks grant Craigmore hefty green loan
Partnership will receive financial incentives as it delivers targets linked to its sustainability strategy.
Govt funds field almost 3400 applications for financial help
Cyclone Gabrielle could wind up costing farmers $1 billion, say Feds.
Cyclone Gabrielle recovery funds topped up again
A further $26 million added, taking total primary sector support to $55m.
Govt puts funds into post-doc GHG studies
Millions of dollars from climate action budget will support researchers in the field.
Govt unlocks funds to support flood-damaged regions
Funds made available for Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Northland and Bay of Plenty regions.
O’Connor seeks rethink on weather relief
The relief funds budgeted for response and recovery were used up in first two months of financial year prompting a need for a rethink.
Farm adviser research creating change from the ground up
The Rural Professionals Fund, established in 2020, is now accepting applications for its fourth – and final – round of funding.
Measured welcome for science white paper
Paper criticises competitive structure of Crown Research Institutes.
PlantTech liquidated after funding dries up
Liquidation labelled a tragedy that will put the country’s horticultural sector back years in its tech efforts.
Govt opens a tap on rural water funding
$10m available to help rural suppliers meet new standards.
Govt backs North Canterbury water project
Amuri Basin work will assist the government’s goal of restoring waterways, O’Connor says.
DINZ eyes $5m push into key US market
Retail foothold would be deer’s ‘third leg of the stool’.
MPI backs bid for top US certification
Aim is to scale up lamb producers meeting Land to Market standards
Water volunteers seek steady funding stream
Catchment groups doing ‘phenomenal’ work on very tight budgets.
Aquaculture industry gets funding boost to grow workforce
The aquaculture industry will receive a cash injection to ease workforce woes and grow the industry.
Government backs Māori horticulture project
Large-scale endeavour will unlock Northland bounty, minister says.
More funds for rural connectivity
The Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund is co-investing $149,500 to help WISPA…
Strong backing for new wool venture
National Council of NZ Wool Interests chair Rosstan Mazey is confident Wool Impact will have the capability to…
Group has plans for wool’s impact
The Government has invested $4.5 million in a new venture to drive export growth for New Zealand’s strong…
Govt boosts funds to reduce food waste
The Government has boosted the coffers to further help minimise the waste of surplus edible food. This comes…
Government backs strong wool growth
The Government is adding funding to a new venture with industry partners to revitalise export returns strong wool.…
Sheep milking expands to Taranaki
The Government is backing Spring Sheep Milk Company in a new $19.94 million programme to expand the dairy…
PGF gets a pass mark
The Government is hailing the $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) as a success, saying it has created…
Scheme to connect broadband to remote areas
A new remote users scheme will be created out of funding from this year’s budget to provide broadband…
Investment to aid trapping tech
Almost $5 million in funding to Predator Free 2050 will help the country’s pest-tech sector develop more innovative…
Scion upbeat on exotic options
While the emissions reduction plan (ERP) has focused on indigenous forests for carbon storage, the head of the…
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