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Despite this cold change, there are lulls where it warms up a little more by a degree or two - which then significantly can lift the snow level in the lower South Island.
WeatherWatch said snowfall will continue across Southland and parts of Otago above 400m on Thursday - with flurries to lower levels possible later in the day.
Snow isn t expected to fall to sea level. Generally speaking this is a cold event for Southland and Otago in particular (also Fiordland) with snow flurries on the hills and ranges and, from time to time, some sleety falls going lower into places like Gore and Lumsden, WeatherWatch said.
NZKGI offers free winter pruning
training
Labour supply remains issue for
industry
The kiwifruit industry has successfully
reached the end of its harvest with a record crop now headed
for overseas markets – if not already there.
Harvest
New
Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc. CEO Colin Bond says the
sector weathered the labour crisis that affected the
country’s horticulture sector well – “but that was
down to a combination of good practice and good
fortune.”
Bond says the 2021 season’s domestic
operational practices weren’t disrupted by COVID-19 to the
same extent as last year’s, but continued border closures
meant Working Holiday Visa (WHV) holder numbers were down
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