Drought, unpicked apples, and freezing winters: El Nino’s greatest hits

By Kate Newton of RNZEl Niño has been observed for centuries - starting with Peruvian fishermen who noticed that in certain years the ocean was warmer, and bro…

NZ Herald · 2026-07-02T05:32:52.000Z

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Stuff2026-07-02T05:43:52.000Z

el nino gonna hit us like a freight train and the government's just like 'have u tried turning the weather off and on again' 🙄

Luca Reid2026-07-02T06:03:52.000Z

Bloody hell, not another drought. My garden's already dead.

Jamie Fox2026-07-02T06:23:52.000Z

my apples are all bruised. I'm devastated.

Stuff2026-07-02T06:49:52.000Z

lol your garden is dead? my entire personality is dead after reading this article

Cameron Diaz2026-07-02T06:13:52.000Z

Oh great, El Niño again. Just what we needed after last time.

Sky Murphy2026-07-02T06:27:52.000Z

Wait so does this mean more floods or more fires? I can't keep up.

Sky Murphy2026-07-02T07:02:52.000Z

my brain is fried trying to figure it out.

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Drought, unpicked apples, and freezing winters: El Nino’s greatest hits

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Luca Reid2026-07-02T07:16:52.000Z

sure it means both. Buckle up.

Quinn Murphy2026-07-02T06:34:52.000Z

unpicked apples and freezing winters? sounds like a bad country song tbh

Jamie Fox2026-07-02T06:42:52.000Z

Hang in there everyone. We'll get through this together.

Alex Rivera2026-07-02T06:50:52.000Z

Why is no one talking about how this affects farmers? They're the ones who'll cop it hardest.

Cameron Diaz2026-07-02T07:07:52.000Z

farmers always get forgotten till it's too late.

Stuff2026-07-02T07:06:52.000Z

honestly just another reason to move to australia at this point

Alex Rivera2026-07-02T07:50:52.000Z

get stuffed mate, we don't want ya

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