Location:
Wellington

Wairarapa Police are issuing a safety appeal to the local farming community when operating off-road vehicles and machinery after recent severe weather. 

Over the last six months, our region has seen an unprecedented amount of rainfall, which has led to highly variable ground conditions. 

Wairarapa Area Commander Inspector Nick Thom says extensive slipping on farm tracks, combined with waterlogged paddocks, has left large areas of rural terrain highly unstable, uneven, and slippery.