WEATHER
Gisborne and Bay of Plenty set for driest three months
Blue Skies Weather's Tony Trewinnard says Gisborne and Bay of Plenty are tracking as New Zealand's driest regions for the next three months.
Pāmu sells store stock early as southern farms stay wet
Pāmu farms are culling surplus stock and selling store animals early as southern farms face a wet, late spring and northern farms grow well.
Weaning decisions key for sheep and beef farms in El Niño
A farm adviser says weaning decisions through to December are the big play left for sheep and beef farmers facing El Niño.
Southwest changes keep rolling across the South Island
Blue Skies Weather's Tony Trewinnard says tropical Pacific temperatures are 2.5 to 3.5 degrees above normal, keeping southwest changes coming.
Be alert, not alarmed: Prepare early for El Niño
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Moving stock early gives farmers more options ahead of dry summer
Tony Trewinnard of Blue Skies Weather says the drought risk for Canterbury by the end of December remains.
Westerlies to increase from mid-October with West Coast gales
Westerly winds will crank up from mid to late October, driving gales and heavier rainfall on the West Coast.
Wet west dry east pattern set to grip New Zealand this summer
October is shaping up as the peak westerly month, bringing gales and heavy west coast rain.
Westerly pattern swings between weak and wild this spring
A cold change on Thursday brings four or five days of southwesterly airflow and frosty nights that threaten grapes and fruit trees.
Has the El Niño spring pattern arrived early?
Blue Skies Weather forecaster Tony Trewinnard says a westerly-focused pattern is driving heavy rain onto the West Coast and cold to the south.