18 May 2022

Waikato region still troubled by lack of rain

From Morning Report, 7:22 am on 18 May 2022

Waikato pastures look green and healthy but they aren't growing and it's causing heartaches for farmers.

The region has had less than half its normal rainfall so far this year and has endured four years of very dry summers.

Te Puninga farmer Peter Le Heron kneels on dry ground and holds a spade.

Te Puninga farmer Peter Le Heron. Photo: RNZ / Andrew McRae

Reporter Andrew McRae paid a visit Peter Le Heron's Te Puninga farm in Eastern Waikato.