Farmy Army

The Farmy Army worked with the Christchurch City Council, Civil Defence and the company Fulton Hogan.

[3] In 2013 John Hartnell, who co-ordinated the liquefaction cleanup as well as the delivery and making of food after the 2011 earthquake, was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the community and beekeeping.

[7] After 2023's Cyclone Gabrielle, the Farmy Army was a partner in the Commence the Re-Fence campaign along with CNH and the agriculture company Stevenson & Taylor.

[8] It fixed and replaced fences in farms, orchards, vineyards and lifestyle blocks that were damaged or destroyed by the cyclone.

[10] In 2024 during the Primary Industries New Zealand Awards, Alastair Macgregor was given the Rural Hero of the Year award for his work with the Farmy Army on recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle after spending over 200 hours working on the fences in Tutira and Waipukurau.