Over the last few months, New Zealand farmers have been closely following the deteriorating fortunes of their drought-stricken counterparts across the Tasman.

• 塔斯马尼亚各地的农民们仍在与干旱抗争，在过去的几个月里，新西兰的农民们一直都在密切关注这他们同行面临的日渐恶化的旱情。