Soil moisture
28 February 2007
Moisture levels drop due to low rainfall
Unusually low rainfall in the north of the country resulted in low soil moisture levels by the end of March. Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Hawke’s Bay soils were drier than average, while Manawatu soils also had little moisture replenishment during the month. Soils on much of the South Island’s east coast were drier than normal.