Nine Months After Cyclone Gabrielle, Farmers In The Gisborne And Hawke’s Bay Regions Are Slowly Getting Back On Their Feet

Nine months after Cyclone Gabrielle, farmers in the Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay regions are slowly getting back on their feet, and many have Commence the Re-Fence to thank for helping relieve some of the pain of the massive rebuild. It is an initiative of CNH Industrial, which donated two tractors – a Case IH JX100 and a New Holland TD5.90 – and CNH Industrial dealership Stevenson & Taylor, which loaned two Kinghitter post rammers. Federated Farmers brought in “Farmy Army” volunteers working to rebuild fencing on more than 40 farms in the Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne regions since June. At the end of the project. The two tractors will be donated to two cyclone-affected farmers who have been part of the initiative. And you can nominate a deserving farmer for one of the tractors, go to the website www.commencetherefence.co.nz.