The Government upgraded Cyclone Hale from a medium-scale adverse event to an emergency event on 25 January 2023. Extra support is available for families, businesses and farmers.
We may be able to help if you are in one of these regions or districts and your business or personal income is affected.
- Northland
- Coromandel
- Gisborne
- Wairoa
- Wairarapa
Contacting us
You can contact us on our emergency helpline 0800 473 566.
Help for you, your family or your business
If you were affected by Cyclone Gabrielle you may be able to the get extra support we are offering for all January to February weather events, in addition to what we usually offer for adverse events.
Support for all January to February 2023 weather events
Tax relief for adverse and emergency events
Penalties and interest
If you let us know as soon as you reasonably can that you’ve been affected by Cyclone Hale, we can then remit any late filing and payment penalties, and some interest. You’ll need to ask us to do this and have paid the core tax as soon as you reasonably can.
For Cyclone Hale we can remove interest charged up to 31 March 2023 if you’re in the Northland, Coromandel, Gisborne, Wairoa or Wairarapa districts.
Help for farmers and growers
You may be able to get help through the income equalisation scheme if your income is affected by this event.
Income equalisation scheme – late deposits
You can make late deposits for the 2022 income year up to 31 May 2023.
Income equalisation scheme – early refunds
You can apply for the early refund of a deposit. Normally, income equalisation deposits aren’t available for refund until 12 months after they have been made.
Your application for an early refund must be in writing. It may take approximately 5 days to process.
The refund will be income in the year you make the application, unless you apply it to the previous income year.