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Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has today officially classified the drought conditions in Northland as being a medium-scale adverse event.

Northland and some upper regions of Waikato are highest on the radar for concern about summer dry, says Andrew Reid, DairyNZ’s general manager, extension.

Some North Canterbury farmers are daring to hope the worst of the region’s record-breaking drought is over.

Irish scientists are working on breeding grasses and cereal crops able to better handle wet conditions.

With climate change will come more extremes of weather. That could well mean more sustained periods of drought in some of our major grape growing regions, especially Marlborough.

The 'medium scale' drought gripping the east coast of the South Island is now officially the longest on record, and this classification is now extended to the end of the year.

A farmer hit for two years by drought says farm management software from Farm IQ is helping him make timely decisions and get better results.

Agencies are keeping a close watch on dry conditions and farmer welfare in Hawke's Bay.

Every little bit helps, say North Canterbury farmers, as a series of wintry weather fronts have finally brought some rain into a parched region.

Wanted: people who know what to do and do it well, especially when the going is really, really tough – as in the drought in Canterbury.