Volunteers from all over the country came to help North Canterbury farmers clean up flood damage over the weekend.
The region was hard-hit by recent storms and a multitude of damage was caused, particularly broken fences..
North Canterbury Federated Farmers president Chris Sundstrum says more than 100 people come forward after appeals for help. He says the North Islanders are travelling at their own expense to repay the help they received from southern farmers when floods struck regions such as the Manawatu. Mr Sundstrum says many of the volunteers are offering up to five days of their time.
Another initiative by Federated Farmers is Enhanced Taskforce Green -- funding to help farmers with the clean-up and recovery from recent storms in the Horowhenua and North Canterbury regions.
"This announcement will be a great relief to farmers who have had floods on top of drought," said President Don Nicolson.
Enhanced Taskforce Green will cover the wages of workers and supervisors to help with the clean-up operation in areas where there is too much damage for local councils and farmers to manage alone.
"It is a busy time of year on the farm with stock lambing and calving. The Enhanced Taskforce Green funding will assist farmers immensely with the clearing of trees and debris, repairing fencing and buildings and general clean-up," Nicolson said.