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Rainfalls and temperatures around the country are likely to be near normal for almost all regions, says NIWA.

Despite good levels of rainfall throughout the region, dairy farmers in South Otago and Southland are still managing difficult dry conditions.

The dairy industry-good organisation DairyNZ is running seven dry summer events this week in Southland and South Otago.

December has been the driest month on record for most of Southland with as little as three per cent of the historical rainfall average falling in some parts.

AS Greenpeace launches its annual attack on dairying's use of palm kernel, drought is looming over key agricultural areas, threatening to put pressure on feed availability.