More rain has fallen over New Zealand with heavy rain crossing the North Island Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.

I can't imagine it will cause too many concerns but following the frosty conditions recently, it may add to yellowing/rotting of some pastures.

I spoke to Peter Adamski, Taranaki provincial president for Federated Farmers about pasture conditions for sheep and beef in the region.

Not surprisingly, conditions have been nice and mild up until a week ago, when things took a dramatic change.  Peter says they had 5 or 6 frosts in a row which hasn't happened consecutively since 2001, slowing things down a bit.

Over in Stratford, June was quite wet with more than 300mms, and the water clogged up the pasture, slowed down growth and caused pugging.

The coastal strip in Taranaki has had exceptional growth rates but the grass is evenly spread and yellowish in places, most likely a result of the recent frosts.

If you're in the South island, especially Canterbury, keep up to date with the latest MetService warnings over the next couple of days.  A lot of rain is still to come your way.

Dry weather is coming though - starting in the South Island this weekend and moving into the North Island by late Sunday or early Monday.