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Farmers across the country can expect mild and steady conditions in the upcoming months says the Seasonal Climate Outlook report from NIWA. Temperatures nationwide are estimated to be above average – while rain is predicted to fall at a normal rate.

A state of drought has been officially declared throughout the entire North Island. And the Government is keeping a close eye on the South Island.

WIDESPREAD RAIN last week still may not have been enough to avert decision time for many North Island dairy farmers, says DairyNZ regional team manager Craig McBeth.

With Southland drenched and the West Coast battered by a second week of storms, Federated Farmers believes much of New Zealand's farmland has benefited from summer rain excepting Hawke's Bay and parts of Gisborne.

MANY DAIRY farmers around the West Coast town of Westport are frantically cleaning up their farms after a heavy rain storm swept the area last this month. 

Fresh heavy rain around the region over Sunday and Monday means the Waikato Regional Council is again closely monitoring river levels in the region for flood risk.

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

Weather extremes across the country are presenting a new challenge for 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards entrants.

THE WORST rain storm for over 20 years is battering rural and urban property alike in the Tasman and Golden Bay regions.