12 Oct 2020

Dry spring drives fears of another serious drought

From Checkpoint, 5:44 pm on 12 October 2020

Parts of the country grappling with a dry spring fear a lack of rain will lead to another serious drought this year.

A one-in-a-hundred-year drought hit regions like Northland and Hawke's Bay dramatically last summer and some are preparing for a second round.

But weather experts are predicting there might be a reversal of fortunes.

Tom Kitchin has the story.