Although New Zealand has plentiful rainfall in the West and South, for much of the country, rainwater harvesting is the normal practice for most rural housing and is encouraged by most councils.
雖然紐西蘭在西部和南部的降雨量充足，但在該國的大部分地區，雨水收集是大多數農村住房的通常做法，大多數議會都鼓勵這種做法。