Growers assess cyclone damage

The cyclone brought with it heavy seas, high winds and significant rain for many parts of the region, but especially to Tologa Bay and the coastal communities north of Gisborne. Gisborne Produce Growers Association chair Ron Prebble said growers and contractors were in the midst of harvesting tomatoes, sweet corn and squash but stopped as the cyclone arrived. He said it was too early to tell the scale of the damage, but he was expecting crops up the coast from Gisborne to be hit the hardest.