New Zealand Disaster Recovery Allowance

Support for eligible New Zealanders who've lost income as a direct result of New South Wales Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred that started in March 2025.

You have until 8 September 2025 to make a claim for the following areas:

  • Armidale
  • Ballina
  • Bellingen
  • Byron
  • Clarence Valley
  • Coffs Harbour
  • Dungog
  • Glen Innes Severn
  • Kempsey
  • Kyogle
  • Lismore
  • Lord Howe Island and any other islands within 3 nautical miles
  • Mid-Coast
  • Nambucca Valley
  • Port Macquarie-Hastings
  • Richmond Valley
  • Tenterfield
  • Tweed.

To see emergency information about your LGA, you can enter your address into the New South Wales Government’s find your local council tool.

Page last updated: 11 March 2025.
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