27/02/2023
What the grants are for:
You can apply for a grant of up to $40,000.
The grants are to help you:
keep operating and position you for a successful recovery
maintain cashflow.
Who can apply:
You must meet some criteria, including being in one of the seven regions, and how you have been affected.
You can apply if you are self-employed, a sole trader, or an employer - no matter how many people you employee.
Location criteria:
You can apply if your business is primarily in one of the areas where there was a local State of Emergency declared and you were affected by Cyclone Gabrielle or January flooding.
The regions are:
Northland
Auckland
Bay of Plenty
Coromandel
Tairāwhiti
Hawke’s Bay
Tararua
If you own a business in parts of the North Island and have been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle or January flooding you can apply for support to help you recovery.
