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Drought is on going in New Zealand
The Drought notification level is Green.
Location
New Zealand
Started
ue, 21 Jul 2026
Last updated
2026-11-12 23:43
Severity
●●○○○ (2/5)
Confidence
60/100
This is a machine-assembled event record, not an official warning. For emergencies follow your national meteorological service and local authorities.
Timeline
11-12 08:46
Detected via GDACS feed — Drought is on going in New Zealand— GDACS
11-12 09:05
News: Northland in grip of early-stage drought as powerful El Niño tightens hold— RNZ
11-12 09:05
News: El Niño “Irrigated Drought” Risk for Dairy Farmers— Rural News Group
11-12 09:05
News: El Niño raises drought risk for New Zealand growers— Hortidaily
11-12 09:05
News: Northland at drought crossroads as powerful El Niño tightens grip— NZ Herald
11-12 09:05
News: El Niño 2026: What you need to know— Earth Sciences New Zealand
11-12 09:05
News: El Niño may bring drought and fires to NZ – Expert Reaction— Science Media Centre
11-12 10:05
News: Drought and wet periods: Data to 2025— Stats NZ
11-12 10:05
News: Drought check— Greater Wellington
11-12 10:05
News: Europe is baking. Is New Zealand next as ‘super El Niño’ looms?— Stuff
11-12 10:05
News: New Zealand Browned by Drought— NASA Science (.gov)
11-12 11:06
News: Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why— University of Waikato
11-12 14:06
News: Younger Dryas drought and IPO climate modulation during the Antarctic Cold Reversal in New Zealand— Nature
News & reports
12 archivedA directory of press coverage — headlines and sources are archived, articles stay with their publishers.
Younger Dryas drought and IPO climate modulation during the Antarctic Cold Reversal in New Zealand
Nature · Thu, 03 Ap · press
Future big droughts may be worse than we think – NZ’s past shows why
University of Waikato · Fri, 15 Ma · press
New Zealand Browned by Drought
NASA Science (.gov) · Fri, 08 Ma · press
Europe is baking. Is New Zealand next as ‘super El Niño’ looms?
Stuff · Fri, 14 Au · press
Drought check
Greater Wellington · Thu, 24 Se · press
Drought and wet periods: Data to 2025
Stats NZ · Fri, 02 Oc · press
El Niño may bring drought and fires to NZ – Expert Reaction
Science Media Centre · Thu, 02 Ju · press
El Niño 2026: What you need to know
Earth Sciences New Zealand · Wed, 02 Se · press
Northland at drought crossroads as powerful El Niño tightens grip
NZ Herald · Sat, 17 Oc · press
El Niño raises drought risk for New Zealand growers
Hortidaily · Tue, 22 Se · press
El Niño “Irrigated Drought” Risk for Dairy Farmers
Rural News Group · Tue, 10 No · press
Northland in grip of early-stage drought as powerful El Niño tightens hold
RNZ · Sun, 08 No · press
Sources
GDACSTier 1 · Official
Disaster alerts sourced from GDACS (Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System) — European Union, CC BY 4.0.
