El Niño officially declared in New Zealand
NewsEnvironment2 July 2026, 6:41amEl Niño officially declared in New ZealandKate NewtonCaption:The climate phenomenon will strongly influence NZ's weather dur…
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NewsEnvironment2 July 2026, 6:41amEl Niño officially declared in New ZealandKate NewtonCaption:The climate phenomenon will strongly influence NZ's weather dur…
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great, just what we needed. more dry weather and my boss will be cutting hours again cause the crops are fucked.
yeah nah, this is just another excuse for power companies to hike prices. watch ur bill go up 20% and they'll blame el nino.
true that, my power bill already went up last month for no reason. they're just gonna use this to squeeze us more.
lol facts. and they'll still charge us peak rates even if the sun's out all day and wind turbines are going mental.
wait so does this mean we get a proper summer or just more wind and rain? i can't keep up with these climate terms lol
nah mate, it means warmer and drier in the east, but more rain in the west. classic nz weather – you pick ya poison.
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tbh i'm just glad we finally have an official call on it. the garden needs a plan – if it's dry, i'll put in more drought-tolerant stuff.
ffs, so spring is gonna be a write-off then? was hoping to do some tramping but i guess i'll stay inside and study instead.
mark my words, by november aucklands gonna be on water restrictions again. the council can't manage shit.
the council couldn't manage a puddle in a bucket. they'd put a water tax on the rain if they could.
what a load of shit. they've been banging on about el nino for months, now it's finally 'declared' like we're supposed to applaud.