Under clauses 18.2 and 18.6 of the Special Needs Grants Programme (“the programme”), as established and approved on 18 December 1998* under section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964, I give my approval for Part 6 of the programme to apply as follows:
Rural Assistance – Farmers
1. Farmers in the affected areas whose land-based industries are directly affected by drought are eligible to be considered for financial assistance under Part 6 of the programme.
2. In relation to such farmers, Part 6 of the programme applies for the period beginning on 1 April 2008 and ending with the close of 1 March 2009, unless further extended by the Minister.
3. In this approval, affected areas means the territories
of the following local authorities:
Ashburton District Council
Central Otago District Council
Chatham Islands Council
Clutha District Council
Gore District Council
Hauraki District Council
Horowhenua District Council
Hurunui District Council
Kaikoura District Council
Kapiti Coast District Council
Kawerau District Council
Mackenzie District Council
Manawatu District Council
Marlborough District Council
Matamata-Piako District Council
New Plymouth District Council
Opotiki District Council
Otorohanga District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council
Rangitikei District Council
Rotorua District Council
Selwyn District Council
South Taranaki District Council
South Waikato District Council
Southland District Council
Stratford District Council
Tasman District Council
Taupo District Council
Thames-Coromandel District Council
Timaru District Council
Waikato District Council
Waimakariri District Council
Waimate District Council
Waipai District Council
Waitaki District Council
Waitomo District Council
Wanganui District Council
Western Bay of Plenty District Council
Whakatane District Council
Dated this 18th day of March 2008.
RUTH DYSON, Minister for Social Development and Employment.
*New Zealand Gazette, 28 January 1999, No. 8, page 202