The 'atmospheric river' of rain that swept New Zealand recently almost completely avoided coastal Taranaki, one of the worst drought-affected regions. Federated Farmers dairy chair for Taranaki, Sam Ebbett says that while it was reported that over 400mm of rain fell in the province, most came down in areas around and inland from Mt Taranaki. He farms around the township of Inglewood and got about 150mm of rain.
