Hamilton faces early water restrictions
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Save Water restrictions are in place in Hamilton, and there is surprise it's happened so early in the season.
Sprinkler and irrigation systems can only be used between 6am and 8am and 6pm and 8pm each day.
Waikato Federated Farmers president James Houghton says the dry conditions are concerning farmers.
"It
is an indication of how little rain has fallen around Hamilton.
"A lot of farmers are quite concerned that this has happened so early."