You know you’re in Reikorangi… …when the 10mm overnight rainfall in the rain-gauge outside is far more important to you than the M6.2 earthquake and numerous aftershocks felt less than 60 km away in Eketahuna.
I was always fascinated by the importance that the farming community placed on the rainfall data. Now I realise how it is elevated in importance when you’re dependent on the sky for your drinking water, your bathwater and irrigation for the plants! Yay, we can bath again – every millimetre of rain translates into hundreds of litres of fresh water in the storage tank!
