Seasonal labour shortages in Hawke’s Bay and Bay of Plenty

New business support package live

31 July 2023.

Two financial support schemes for businesses, orchards, and farms impacted by the North Island weather events (NIWE) are now live for applicants.

Both schemes are targeted at businesses in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Tairāwhiti, Hawke's Bay, Tararua, and Wairarapa.

  • The NIWE Loan Guarantee Scheme enables commercial lenders to provide loans to highly impacted businesses across all sectors with more favourable terms, such as reduced interest rates.  For more information, contact your bank or usual lender, or on the Treasury website here: 
  • The NIWE Primary Producer Finance Scheme provides concessionary loans and equity finance to severely impacted, land-based primary sector businesses, such as farms and orchards. For more information, see Kānoa’s Grow Regions website. 
Seasonal labour shortages in Hawke’s Bay and Bay of Plenty
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