We are delighted to see significant rain has fallen overnight in our western catchment—and now total dam storage is at 51.3 per cent. They were last at this level on 8 April.

Our southern dams, in the Hūnua Ranges do however still need significantly more rainfall and we’d like to encourage Aucklanders to continue with their water conservation efforts.

Please find below the latest drought status update: 27 June.

Rainfall:

· Please note that the above figures refer to rain that fell yesterday up until midnight. Between 12.00 am and 8.00 am our catchments have received further significant rain:

Hūnua Ranges: 10-250 mm

Waitākere Ranges: 40-60 mm

How full the dams are (in total):

Water consumption:

See the weekly water supply update

Waikato river treated water flow: 149 million litres

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