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Georgia May Gilbertson/Stuff The colour of the grass matches that of the autumn leaves on Middle Road as Hawke’s Bay farmers cry out for rain. Walker said many farming properties hadn’t recovered since last year. “I think the ongoing challenge for us is our climate is changing and the occurrence of these dry times is increasing as well.” Hawke’s Bay Regional Council principal scientist Dr Kathleen Kozyniak​ said about 5mm of rain fell in lowland areas and 20mm in the ranges in the last week. But she said that had not made much of a difference. “Most areas sit on 20 to 25 pe...

Month's worth of rain a brief relief for Wairarapa farmers 17 Feb, 2021 11:30 PM 4 minutes to read Wairarapa farmer and Federated Farmers Meat and Wool chairman William Beetham. Photo / Wairarapa Times-Age Wairarapa Times-Age By: John Lazo-Ron Wairarapa had three times the amount of rainfall over 24 hours on Tuesday than in the entire month of January, bringing much-needed relief for farmers. However, it's not meant to last. MetService meteorologist Andy Best said 41.2mm of rain fell in Masterton from noon Monday to noon Tuesday. Castlepoint recorded 44mm of rain, while the summit of Remutak...

Demand for testing remains 'strong', announcement on alert levels to be made Wednesday Newshub 16/02/2021 © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty. Watch: Chris Hipkins and Ashley Bloomfield provide a COVID-19 update. Another close contact has tested negative for COVID-19 but several results are still pending as Auckland remains in lockdown for another day. Three community cases recorded in south Auckland over the weekend prompted Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday to throw the region into lockdown and the rest of New Zealand into alert level 2. No changes to the alert levels were made by t...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Rise in alert levels a reminder for farmers to be prepared - Feds 15 Feb, 2021 07:30 PM 2 minutes to read The Country The double threat of protracted Covid-19 alert level restrictions and lack of sustained rainfall should be cause for farmers to review their level of supplies, Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Wayne Langford says. "There is a high chance this won't be the last lockdown we'll see in coming months. Nor does anyone have a working crystal ball to say when the likes of Northland and East Coast provinces will get regular rain." Any further Covid restrictions co...