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![NZ set for humid summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZ set for humid summer
New Zealand is set for a humid summer, with experts predicting a warm and wet January and February.
![Rain a farmer's wish come true](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rain a farmer's wish come true
Rainfall over the past few days has made a Waikato farmer's "wishes come true", but he warns its effect will not be immediate.
![Waikato, Ruapehu officially in drought](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Waikato, Ruapehu officially in drought
David Carter has declared a drought in the Waikato and Ruapehu District, saying recent rainfalls appear to have had little effect on dry pastures.
![Drought set to cover upper North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Drought set to cover upper North Island
An official drought already declared for Northland could spread to much of the upper North Island.
![Near-decade of drought over in NSW](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Near-decade of drought over in NSW
The drought that has crippled New South Wales for nearly a decade is over.
![Russian wheat crisis may aid NZ farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Russian wheat crisis may aid NZ farmers
Russia last week banned grain exports for the rest of the year after a severe drought and wildfires destroyed 20 per cent of its wheat crop.