Federated Farmers say some farmers feel like the Government has abandoned them two months after Cyclone Gabrielle.

An additional $23-million has been approved by the Government to help those affected, bringing the total to $78 million.

More than half of the 6,000 applications have already been approved, with $37 million so far paid out.

But Federated Farmers Acting Gisborne-Wairoa President Charlie Reynolds told Mike Hosking they need a lot more money.

He says every month that goes past without mass help, equates to another year of clean up.

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