Under clauses 18.2 and 18.6 of the Special Needs Grants Programme, as established and approved on 18 December 1998* under section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964 (the programme), I give my approval for Part 6 of the programme to apply as follows:
Rural Assistance - Farmers
1. Farmers in the affected areas whose primary 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 15 March 2013 (being the date on which the Minister for Primary Industries declared an adverse climatic event) and ending with the close of 30 September 2013, unless further extended by the Minister.
3. In this approval, affected areas means:
the territories of the following local authorities:
(i) Gisborne District Council;
(ii) Horowhenua District Council;
(iii) Manawatu District Council;
(iv) Rangitikei District Council;
(v) Ruapehu District Council;
(vi) Palmerston North City Council;
(vii) Tararua District Council;
(viii) Wanganui District Council;
(ix) Stratford District Council;
(x) New Plymouth District Council;
(xi) South Taranaki District Council;
(xii) Kapiti Coast District Council;
(xiii) Carterton District Council;
(xiv) Masterton District Council;
(xv) South Wairarapa District Council;
(xvi) Porirua City Council;
(xvii) Upper Hutt City Council;
(xviii) Hutt City Council; and
(xix) Wellington City Council.
Dated at Wellington this 18th day of March 2013.
HON PAULA BENNETT, Minister for Social Development.
*New Zealand Gazette, 28 January 1999, No. 8, page 202