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The roads to the south have mostly reopened but the uncertainty remains for the dairy farmers of Kaikoura following the November 14 earthquake.

The beekeeping industry expects to be disrupted for months because of the Kaikoura earthquake last November 14.

Don Galletly’s Loch Ness dairy farm on the Emu Plain, near Waiau, remains the only one in North Canterbury unable to milk in the wake of the November 14 quake.

They can be described as Fonterra’s unsung heroes.

Our thoughts and best wishes go out to the people in Marlborough and North Canterbury after the series of earthquake that have hit those regions recently.

The owner of the historic Highfield Woolshed near Waiau says he will do all he can to save the Historic Places Trust category one-classified landmark.

Getting stock water supplies restored was among the priorities for Leader Valley farmer Andrew Harris in the aftermath of the November 14 earthquakes.

An 80HA slip in your land, fences down, aftershocks and stock in desperate need of attention would seem enough to deal with after a 7.8 earthquake ruptures your farm.

Applications for funding from the Primary Industries Earthquake Relief Fund are now open, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced.

The country's main farm insurer FMG is encouraging farmers who have suffered quake damage to telephone for advice on making claims.