Despite 97.8mm of rain falling in Dunedin between Friday and Sunday, Dunedin City Council contracts manager Gareth Jones said the grounds had held up well. While there was still some water on several grounds, notably the Kensington Oval and Tonga Park, they were draining slowly. "Ideally we would prefer any ground closures to be on training nights to protect them so weekend games can all go ahead," Jones said. "They prioritise which competitions are more important for them to go ahead and take our advice on which grounds to use." While controlling the weather was not an option, it was important clubs co-operated in not using closed grounds on training nights, Jones said.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 01, 2018 17:37 UTC