Photo: ReutersDespite steady rain and occasional heavy bursts contract crews preparing the stagework and facilities for Saturday's big Dixie Chicks Mission Concert in Hawke's Bay were on schedule. "The boys are working on through the rain," Mission Estate Winery CEO Peter Holley said. Mr Holley said if there was one plus side to the two forecast days of rain it was the timing of it. The WeatherWatch forecast for Thursday is mainly sunny with gusty winds and a high of 22C. Friday will be mainly cloudy but with sunny patches and 19C while Saturday is forecast to be mainly cloudy and 18C.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 04, 2017 21:22 UTC