To rephrase Dougherty’s signs when the water meters were introduced in 2014. No, the 8-day forecast shown above isn’t Wellington but San Francisco, although half way through it’s how many feel this summer has been so far.  The picture below from the KCDC shows the scene at the Otaihanga Reserve.

The benefit of the rain, however, is that the council wont have pumped any of the dodgy bore water into the river and there’s been no need to water the lawn/garden this year.