Dave Hipkins
New ZealandpoliticianMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Dave Hipkins is the council director for knowledge and insights at Greater Wellington, where he plays a crucial role in analyzing environmental data and providing guidance on regional climate issues. Recently, he was in the news discussing the potential impacts of the El Niño phenomenon, warning that it could lead to one of the strongest drought events on record, significantly affecting Wairarapa agriculture.
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Dave Hipkins indicated that the current forecast suggested it’s going to be one of the strongest El Niño events on record.
El Niño drought: Wairarapa farmers warned of dry conditions and feed shortagesThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2026-09-17
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