READ MORE:* Auckland drought: Household water restrictions to remain over summer* Auckland drought: Cost of short term water supply boost rises to $224 million* Auckland drought : Will there be a summer dry-tastrophe? Metservice told Watercare that summer rainfall predictions have lower a lower certainty due to the typically unreliable nature of ex-tropical rainfall. NIWA/Supplied NIWA Meteorologist Ben Noll said there was an 80 per cent chance of normal rainfall in Auckland in summer. A deal with Hamilton City Council allows an extra 25 million litres a day to be taken from the Waikato River, a recommissioned bore at Pukekohe is adding a 5 million litres, and another 10 million litres will be added by the end of the year. Auckland’s daily use has averaged 410 million litres over the past week, but last summer peaked at 560 million litres.

Source: Stuff November 25, 2020 22:42 UTC