How do we rebuild after Cyclone Gabrielle?

Rural communities (hapori taiwhenua) are still busy scraping up silt, re-fencing paddocks, and hammering out repairs following damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. Experts are looking at what is best long term for communities.

http://lnkiy.in/rebuilding-nz

Have a go:

1. Can you list some of the different ways farms were affected by Cyclone Gabrielle?

2. What is the first reaction of what needs to be done by individuals living in the area?

3. Thinking long term and at a community level, what options should also be considered?

Stretch yourself:

4. What makes these decisions for the future so difficult?

5. Climate and economic impacts are forcing some farmers to look at land use change. What types of advisory services would help farmers with these decisions?