General resources
- Managing your financial and mental wellbeing
- FarmsOnLine – online contact directory of farms for use in emergencies or biosecurity alerts
Coping with stress on the farm- Department of Internal Affairs' Get Thru website
- Food safety in adverse weather
- How you can get help
- Taranaki Regional Council's Get Your Farm Thru website
- Government Assistance for Climatic Events and Natural Disasters Impacting On-Farm
Droughts
- Drought in a changing climate
- Drought – Learning from the past
Need help with drought relief?- Meeting the challenges – Key points for getting through droughts
- The 2012/13 drought – Assessment and historical perspective
Find out about dealing with drought conditions
Beef+Lamb website:
DairyNZ website:
- Tactics for Tight Times – Dairy NZ Dry summer management
- Tactics for Tight Times – Case studies
- Drought advice
- Drought management options
- Coping after the drought
Other websites:
- Environment Canterbury – Drought FAQ
- Federated Farmers – Drought support resources
- Agriseeds – Managing pasture through drought
Flooding
DairyNZ website:
- Advice for floods
- Dealing with floods
- Wet weather management
- Decision tree for flood damaged farms
- Pasture renovation after flooding
Other websites:
Find out more about dealing with flood conditions
Earthquakes
Emergencies
- Civil emergency advice for manufacturers operating under risk management programmes (RMP) and food safety programmes (FSP)
- Coffee machines and other equipment that require pre-boiled water
- Donations of food from commercial sources
- During an emergency: Minimise food and water spoilage
- Reopening a food business after a power cut or civil emergency – checklist
- Reopening a food business after a power cut or civil emergency – important advice to cafes, restaurants, and food retailers
- Restarting a food business after an emergency – checklist (Chinese)
- Food safety guidance on preparing food during an emergency (Chinese)
- Food safety guidance for preparing food for large groups during an emergency
- Tips for safe food during and after an emergency
- Tips for safe food during and after an emergency (Korean)
- What to do if your food business is without a gas supply
Storms
- Dealing with trees damaged by storm
- Weathering the storm – About planning for a storm and storm recovery