date:Feb 20, 2023
he damage could in the millions. In Hawke's Bay one large apple grower said: Just driving around, its very clear to see apple trees uprooted and washed away, everythings gone.
Big apple trees laden with fruit, which in harvest had to be accessed with ladders, were tipped over, with the wreckage piled up around them. There is a lot of technology and innovation that has gone into the orchards over time and its just all gone.