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9:07 PM.The North Island is desperately waiting for rain while snow fell on Central Otago ranges. Welcome rain arrived in many South Island regions, but more is needed. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.In Waikato cows are milking well, maize is going in, silage is being cut, asparagus is shooting away. Farmers in South Otago are preparing paddocks for winter crops. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Welcome rain has fallen in the North and South Island. Substantial snow has fallen in Central Otago but elsewhere in the south lambs are growing well in good conditions. Read more Audio

9:12 PM.Waikato welcomed a drink this week and the West Coast is flush with grass. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Marlborough farmers and grape growers have been revelling in the sunshine. In the North Island it's been bitterly cold in places and wet - again. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Vegetable growers around Pukekohe had been contemplating turning on their irrigation systems but rain saved the day. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.The North Island has warmed up this week as the southerly died away and the sun appeared. In the South Island it was similar with plenty of sunshine and fruit trees in blossom. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.A cold southerly has been ripping through the North Island, and despite the southerly blast in Canterbury, lambing and calving have gone very well and farmers are in good spirits. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Waikato farms are very wet underfoot and farmers are waiting for a spring surge in grass growth. In Canterbury winter feed paddocks are being planted into a range of crops and spring fertiliser is… Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Many North Island regions are swimming in water again after heavy downpours this week, while in Central Otago apricot trees are in full blossom Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Waikato farms on heavy soils are pugging again following more rain. The fabulous weather pattern just keeps on coming for Canterbury and it's making lambing, calving and ground preparation for spring… Read more Audio

9:11 PM.Grass is growing in most North Island areas with warmer than normal soil temperatures. Farmers in Marlborough are break feeding stock and calving is in full swing on most South Island dairy farms. Read more Audio

9:11 PM.The North Island is generally quite mild while Marlborough has a flush of lambs arriving. Read more Audio

9:11 PM.Hopes are high for a good lambing on the North Island's East Coast, Marlborough's had enough rain for now, and in Central Otago there's been some growth. Read more Audio

9:13 PM.Many North Island regions are feeling very sodden, although a milder week in King Country raised soil temperatures and put a green tinge on low pasture covers. Grape pruning continues in Marlborough… Read more Audio

9:08 PM.Gisborne has had a couple of frosts and quite strong nor-west winds. Karamea, on the South Island's West Coast, had a mid-week down pour of about 150 millimetres. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.There was sunshine amidst the mist in Northland on Friday morning. Feed levels on farms are very low. Dairy farmers in Canterbury are getting very close to calving with many reporting to already… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Waikato has been cold, wet and miserable but there have been three good frosts. Ewe scanning is in full swing in Marlborough and results are up about 10 per cent on last year. Read more Audio

9:10 PM.It has been so wet in Gisborne that farm bikes can't be used in places and farmers are having to saddle up their horses. Marlborough started off wet and ended with frost and a fresh skiff of snow on… Read more Audio

9:13 PM.Five contestants from the National Fieldays Rural Catch of the Year competition talk about conditions on the land and their love of farming. Read more Audio

9:13 PM.Parts of Waikato had 100 millimetres of rain at the weekend and there was surface flooding. Pruning is underway on all fruit crops in the Nelson / Motueka region. Read more Audio

9:13 PM.Apple pruning is well underway in Hawkes Bay in cold but excellent conditions. Winter has arrived in Canterbury bringing with it frosts and snow on the mountains. Read more Audio

9:13 PM.The country's transformed in the past week from cruisy autumn to wet and cold. Kiwifruit harvesting still has a long way to go. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.It is getting wet underfoot in Taranaki so farmers feel they have had enough rain. Rams in Marlborough have completed their work on hill country farms and sheep scanning is underway. Read more Audio

9:11 PM.Warm weather has blessed the North Island this week, and while the South Island's generally been lovely too, the temperatures are dipping quickly down south. Read more Audio