Snow support

// Resilience and wellbeing

The following provides information on preparing for and responding to snow weather bombs, including factsheets and links to websites and organisations that can provide you with support.

sheep in snow

Key contacts after an adverse event

Support servicesBanksInsurance companiesLocal Councils
Beef + Lamb New Zealand: 0800 233 352ASB: 0800 272 007FMG: 0800 366 466Environment Southland: 0800 768 845
Federated Farmers: 0800 327 646BNZ: 0800 275 269Tower: 0800 379 372Otago Regional Council: 0800 474 082
Ministry of Primary Industries: 0800 008 333ANZ: 0800 807 711Vero: 0800 800 134 
DairyNZ: 0800 432 479Rabobank: 0800 722 622State: 0800 802 424 
Fonterra: 0800 656 568Westpac: 0800 177 155  
Rural Support: 0800 787 254   
Rural Woman NZ: 0800 256 467   
 

Factsheets

Do your stock need access to grazing?

If you need emergency feed, generators, large capacity water pumps, help moving stock or cleaning up, please call the Rural Support Trust on 0800 787 254.

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