![]() "What we are assuming is that those who remain will have suffered significant financial damage and only have the capacity to rebuild, some will rebuild fully, some will leave and some will rebuild partially. Loughlin said with no further funding, horticultural production from the Heretaunga Plains would halve and "that drag in lost opportunity" was worth billions. So far the government has pledged $78m for farmers and growers impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. "The path that the sector will ultimately find itself on will be determined by one factor: Whether the government is willing to listen to industry and local advice to act effectively within a narrow window of time." ![]() ![]() The BCG report has yet to be fully released, but Rockit chair John Loughlin said post-Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawke's Bay's horticulture sector is at a fork in the road: One path leads to future growth and greater prosperity for the local economy, the other to shrinkage. ![]()
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