Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin
A drought has been declared in the Northland, Waikato, Horizons, Marlborough-Tasman, and Taranaki regions.
Water restrictions are in place in Dargaville, Auckland has only had 33 mm of rain in March when it would normally be 130 mm.
And for many farmers there are fears about feed shortages as we head into winter.
Our reporter Alexa Cook has been out and about in the central North Island talking to farmers and speaks to Mihi.
