Cyclone Gabrielle recovery

If you own a business in parts of the North Island and have been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle or January flooding, you can apply for support to help you recover.

Government grants for recovery support:

The Government is providing $25 million in recovery support to businesses in seven regions affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and January floods in the North Island.

Farmers and growers can apply for separate support from the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Support for farmers and growers

What the grants are for

You can apply for a grant of up to $40,000.

The grants are to help you:

• keep operating and position you for a successful recovery

• maintain cashflow.

Who can apply

You must meet some criteria, including being in one of the seven regions, and how you have been affected.

You can apply if you are self-employed, a sole trader, or an employer - no matter how many people you employee.

Location criteria

You can apply if your business is primarily in one of the areas where there was a local State of Emergency declared and you were affected by Cyclone Gabrielle or January flooding.

The regions are:

• Northland

• Auckland

• Bay of Plenty

• Coromandel

• Tairāwhiti

• Hawke’s Bay

• Tararua

You must also meet all these criteria

• You’re facing significant cashflow issues due to continued challenges with customer access, ability to source stock, supply chain issues, inability to operate as usual due to the physical damage to equipment or premises, or delays in insurance assessment and repairs.

• Your business is otherwise viable both before and after the flooding.

• You are not receiving any funding from the Ministry for Primary Industries recovery fund.

• You commit to acting in line with employment law and with due regard to your employees.

Regional criteria

Local partners who will allocate the grants may set further criteria. Check before you apply.

When to apply

Business.Govt.nz local partners are working on setting up their application and payment systems as soon as possible.

In early March 2023, regional contact information will be updated as soon as available.

In the meantime, we suggest you pull together key information about your business such as name, location, nature of business, number of staff, and information about the impact the cyclone or flooding has had on your business.

Where to apply

Grants will be delivered locally by people on the ground in the seven regions. They are best placed to do this.