The weekend's rain has had a patchy impact for farmers battling drought conditions - a good amount for some, and barely a change for others.
In the east of Northland, for example, MetService says there was up 120mm of rain compared with the west which had about 10-20mm.
Meanwhile, in Hawkes Bay a solid rain of around 45mm fell.
Corin Dann speaks to John Blackwell, beef and sheep farmer near Dargaville, in Northland, and Bridge Pa sheep and beef farmer Jim Galloway from Hawkes Bay.
