New Zealand Set to Maintain Drought Advisory Even After Rainfall
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New Zealand will probably keep a drought declaration until September, even as rains in some regions boosted soil moisture after the most widespread dryness in three decades curbed pasture growth, the government said.
“It will take time to build up enough grass cover to provide feed for winter,” Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy said in a statement e-mailed today. “The dry conditions may have ended in many parts of the country, but there are still major challenges ahead.”