Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: NIWA’s Hotspot Watch for 31 October 2018
With the recent rain, the soil moisture has generally improved across the North Island since last week. However, the soils are still drier than normal for the time of year in eastern Northland, western Auckland, western Waikato, western Taranaki, as well as Hawke’s Bay, central and southern Manawatu-Wanganui and Wairarapa. The most anomalously dry soils are found in the north of the South Island, especially in interior Marlborough where the soil moisture is well below average for this time of year.
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