Help

BI’s Article search uses Boolean search capabilities. If you are not familiar with these principles, here are some quick tips.

To search specifically for more than one word, put the search term in quotation marks. For example, “workers compensation”. This will limit your search to that combination of words.

To search for a combination of terms, use quotations and the & symbol. For example, “hurricane” & “loss”.

Login Register Subscribe

New Zealand: Hailstorm damages crops

Reprints

A hailstorm damaged crops in Mayfield, Mid Canterbury, The New Zealand Herald reported.

Crop farmers estimate the individual damage at more than $500,000 New Zealand ($412,900).

Meteorological Service of New Zealand Ltd. forecaster Dan Corbett said "some of these thunderstorms are expected to be severe," producing heavy showers, "large damaging hail, squally winds and possibly a small tornado."

Read more