Climate maps show the drought, heat and sun on the North Shore
https://niwa.co.nz/climate/daily-climate-maps for North Auckland were dramatic during the last year. It takes a little effort to learn to read and interpret the climate maps, but its worth it.
We called NIWA recently for clarification of the Hotspot maps and the Soil Moisture Anomaly index, and learned that the Hotspot data is produced primarily for farmers rather than forest management, so publication of some data usually ends in late Autumn."
(And if you missed it, here is NIWA's explanation for the present drought
Auckland Council's currently-published Climate Change projection of impacts, revised January 2018, includes this paragraph:
∙ Challenges to water availability for urban, agricultural and industrial use will arise.
∙ Increased rainfall intensity will adversely impact the performance of all infrastructure (eg. stormwater drainage networks). ∙ Periods of low river flow may become longer and overall flows may decrease.
∙ High river flows (and floods) may become larger, placing communities and businesses in low-lying areas at greater risk.
∙ Periods of lower rainfall, along with warmer temperatures and stronger winds, will increase fire hazard.
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