The Country 01/04/25: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

We eventually track down Monday’s resident weatherman to discuss the atmospheric river heading our way.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Alright, we've got them right, Cell Duncan, where are you?

Speaker 2 (00:03):
Sorry? Hello, I'm here.

Speaker 1 (00:04):
I'll tell you what. You were so close to getting
the sack. Even though you've been my most longest serving
weather man, you make an appointment further, you've got to
stick to it, especially when.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Yeah, hear I had to builder just turn up.

Speaker 1 (00:16):
Well, how does that affect me?

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Yes, a good point.

Speaker 1 (00:20):
Good talk to the handfel talk to me about the
atmospheric river. Is the drought going to break?

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Look, I don't know if it's enough to break all
of the dry areas, but it's going to be really,
really welcome because some of the heaviest falls are going
to be heading those drought regions around Tadanuki up to
Auckland and Northland. Getting anywhere between forty and over one
hundred millimeters is sort of the general rule of thumb
for the North Island. Unless you're on the eastern side
Hawk's Bay Canterbury aren't going to be seeing those sorts

(00:47):
of numbers. But we've seen some pretty heavy rain coming
into the Nelson region and that's one area where it
might be too much of a good thing. There could
be a couple of hundred millimeters coming into that part
west of Nelson in the Ranges.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
And I know that the Tasmin region is particularly dry.
But the problem with the super dry soils is you
create a great amount of runoff if it comes too quickly.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
That's right. There could be slips and flooding in both
of the main islands as a result of this front
coming through, but it's broken up. You know, places like
Northland and Auckland where there are a proper meteorlogical drought,
quite large drought zones. Now they are likely to get
a drink, but whether it's enough to really reverse everything.
We will need more rain after it, and there is
a little bit coming as we go into next week

(01:30):
as well, so that's a good setup. But by mid
month we might be back to more high dry pressure again.

Speaker 1 (01:35):
Well let's hope it's meaningful and doesn't come too quickly.
A year old enough to remember the nineteen eighty seven
America's Cup Phil Duncan Sailing Away. Do you remember that song?
And Michael Fay and David rich White were funding it,
They had lots of money.

Speaker 2 (01:50):
That was a great song. I had that song stuck
in my head for years.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
Yeah, Well I was just just to finish the show.
I talked about all the people who were the lead singers,
but look who was in the chorus for this has
got nothing to do with an atmospheric river, but it's interesting.
Google Stevenson newsread a precious McKenzie, the weightlifter. Peter Williams,
Hello Peter, if you're listening to a top rural show.
Peter Sinclair, the entertainer, Graham Lowe rugby league coach, Roger Gascoyne,

(02:16):
Ann Ferguson, Paul McDonald, Chris Lewis, Glenn Turner, Keith Quinn,
Alex Alex, Griswilie, who passed away a week or so ago,
the new members of the New Zealand Maori Corral and
the Parnell Primary School. They were in the background. What
a great song?

Speaker 2 (02:35):
I didn't No, Well, there you go.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
So I'm just going to leave the show with that villain.
Your employment is safe for one more week. But don't
do it again. Okay, don't do it again. Let's hope
the atmospheric river brings some relief. Will catch you again
tomorrow