I think the only part of NZ that hasn’t been getting any of the rain over the last month has to be the Hurunui District in Nth Canterbury.

Its dryer now than what it was in Feb/March.
Ive recoreded only 2.5mm on 1st May – none since then & 14mm for April

87.5mm for the week thusfar as at17.00hrs

West of Whangarei, at Maungatapere, near the mountain we have had 64mls for the week. Is just lovely and at last everyone is starting to smile….. and it is still raining.

0900 record 12mm Month to date 188.5, Year to date 1254.5. urrent conditions is high cirrus sunny and light E air 1B Fine to the West with CB’s visible out to sea.
Regards
Gordon

Well I do not have a rain gauge but since a very heavy downpour at 4pm Friday it has been quite nice, some cloud with warm sun. It produced two glorious rainbows with extremely strong colours.
The expected weather this morning was good rain around the area but it is sunny mostly. Clouds are threatening but very uncertain as to having any more rain for awhile. My wife is pondering on hanging out washing.
So rainfall has not followed predictions so far. Good and wet on the ground and maybe starting to sink in, certainly have grass growing in places that have been bare for months.

I think your prediction of a slow end to the drought is looking to be correct.

Nothing yesterday and only .8 since the good rainfall on Wed in Coatesville. Noticed yesterday some tiny new grass growing on some bare patches in paddocks. Still huge cracks. Really, really hoping for some more in the next couple of days to keep things going.

10mm so far from this system in Howick, Auckland. MTD total only 17mm

http://parakaiairfield.co.nz/weatherstation.htm

The weather station at Parakai Airfield (near Helensville)
http://www.ParakaiAirfield.co.nz/weather
shows a useful amount of rain but the local farmers need a lot more.