28 February 2007
Water resources review (November - January)
River flows
River flows were normal or above normal over most of the North Island, including some record high seasonal flows in Bay of Plenty and Gisborne. However, in Taranaki, flows were below normal, and in the Wellington region, flows were again very low, including some of the lowest seasonal flows on record.
River flows were below normal or far below normal in large parts of the South Island, again with record low seasonal flows. Coastal Otago and Southland were the only South Island regions with normal or above normal flows.
[Water resources information provided by NIWA field teams, regional and district councils, and hydropower companies.]