Outlook by region, July-September 2009

Northern North Island
Normal or above normal soil moisture levels
and above normal river flows are likely.
Rest of the North Island
Normal or above normal soil moisture flows and river levels are likely.
Northern and southwestern
South Island
Normal soil moisture levels and river flows are likely.
Eastern South Island
Normal or above normal soil moisture flows and river levels likely.

Northern North Island Normal or above normal soil moisture levels and above normal river flows are likely.
Rest of the North Island Normal or above normal soil moisture flows and river levels are likely.
Northern and southwestern South Island Normal soil moisture levels and river flows are likely.
Eastern South Island Normal or above normal soil moisture flows and river levels likely.