Category: general_weather
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Cyclone Vaianu Moves Away, Showery Westerlies to Affect New Zealand
Cyclone Vaianu has moved offshore, continuing south away from Aotearoa New Zealand, and all associated watches and warnings have been lifted. Despite the cyclone's departure, a new Heavy Rain Watch has been issued for western parts of the North Island…
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MetService Forecasts Potential Severe Weather for New Zealand
MetService has issued a severe weather outlook indicating potential for severe gales and warning amounts of rain across New Zealand from Wednesday, April 15, to Saturday, April 18. On Thursday, April 16, there is low confidence that westerly winds will…
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Cyclone Vaianu Moves Away from New Zealand, Warnings Lifted
Cyclone Vaianu has moved away from New Zealand, with its last strong wind advisories over the country now lifted. The cyclone is currently located over open waters southwest of the Chatham Islands and is tracking southeast. Consequently, all strong wind…
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Cyclone Vaianu Weakens, Strong Wind Warnings Remain for Parts of New Zealand
Cyclone Vaianu has moved offshore to the southeast of Hawke's Bay and is expected to pass west of the Chatham Islands on Monday morning. While heavy rain warnings have been lifted for most of the North Island, Strong Wind Warnings…
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Cyclone Vaianu Brings Destructive Winds and Heavy Rain to North Island
Cyclone Vaianu is currently tracking south towards the Bay of Plenty, bringing destructive winds, heavy rain, and large swells to New Zealand's North Island. As of Sunday morning, the cyclone's centre was located east of the Coromandel Peninsula, but its…
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MetService Warns of Potential Severe Gales and Heavy Rain
MetService has issued a severe weather outlook indicating a low confidence of severe gale-force westerly winds developing in exposed parts of Hawke's Bay south of Hastings and the Tararua District on Thursday, April 16. Similar conditions are possible about southern…
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Cyclone Vaianu Triggers Severe Weather Warnings Across North Island
MetService has issued severe weather warnings as Cyclone Vaianu tracks southwards, expected to impact the Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, and Hawke's Bay today, and passing west of the Chatham Islands on Monday morning. The cyclone presents a multi-hazard, potentially…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain
MetService has issued a severe weather warning as Cyclone Vaianu is expected to track southwards across the North Island on Sunday, April 12. The cyclone presents a multi-hazard, potentially life-threatening event due to the combination of damaging winds, heavy rain,…
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Hawke's Bay State Highways Face Disruptions Due to Cyclone Vaianu and Ongoing Roadworks
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is preparing for potential disruptions to the state highway network across the North Island due to Cyclone Vaianu, which is forecast to bring high winds and heavy rain this weekend. Contractors are undertaking preventative…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Severe Weather
Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to impact New Zealand's North Island on Sunday, April 12, 2026, bringing potentially life-threatening conditions including damaging winds, heavy rain, and the risk of coastal inundation. MetService has issued several Severe Weather Watches and Warnings, including…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens New Zealand with Severe Winds and Heavy Rain
Cyclone Vaianu is expected to impact New Zealand this weekend, bringing a combination of damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding, and coastal inundation. A Red Strong Wind Warning has been issued for Coromandel and Great Barrier Island on Sunday, with forecasts…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain
Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to make landfall across New Zealand's North Island on Sunday, April 12, 2026, bringing a significant threat of damaging winds, heavy rain, and coastal inundation. MetService has issued several Severe Weather Watches and Warnings, including Red…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Severe Weather
Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to impact New Zealand's North Island on Sunday, April 12, 2026, bringing a significant threat of damaging winds, heavy rain, and coastal inundation. MetService has issued several Severe Weather Watches and Warnings, including Red Warnings, for…
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Cyclone Vaianu Prompts Red Weather Warnings for North Island
MetService has issued a severe weather warning as Cyclone Vaianu is expected to track southwards across the North Island on Sunday, April 12. Great Barrier Island and the Coromandel Peninsula have been placed under a Red warning for wind, signifying…
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Tropical Cyclone Vaianu Threatens New Zealand with Severe Weather
New Zealand is bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Vaianu, which is expected to bring strong winds, heavy rain, and hazardous seas across parts of the country from Saturday, April 9th, to Monday, April 13th. Although the system is…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain
Cyclone Vaianu is expected to make landfall on New Zealand's North Island on Sunday, April 12, 2026, bringing a significant threat of damaging winds, heavy rain, and coastal inundation. MetService has issued a Severe Weather Outlook detailing the potential impacts.…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Multi-Hazard Event
MetService has issued a severe weather warning, with Cyclone Vaianu expected to move across the North Island on Sunday, April 12. This multi-hazard event could be life-threatening due to a combination of damaging winds, heavy rain, and coastal inundation. The…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Severe Weather
New Zealand's MetService has issued severe weather warnings as Cyclone Vaianu approaches, expected to impact the North Island on Sunday, April 12. The cyclone is predicted to bring potentially life-threatening winds, heavy rain, and hazardous coastal conditions. A Strong Wind…
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu Threatens New Zealand with Potentially Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain
Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu is currently moving across the tropics and is forecast to head south towards New Zealand, bringing the potential for gales, heavy rain, and hazardous coastal conditions to parts of the North Island over the weekend. MetService…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Severe Weather
New Zealand's North Island is bracing for severe weather as Cyclone Vaianu is expected to make landfall on Sunday, April 12. The cyclone is forecast to bring potentially life-threatening winds, heavy rain, and hazardous coastal conditions across the entire island.…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Heavy Rain and Severe Gales
Cyclone Vaianu is expected to bring significant weather impacts to New Zealand's North Island starting Sunday, April 12, 2026. MetService forecasts heavy rain and severe gales across many parts of the island as the cyclone moves southwards. By Saturday, April…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Heavy Rain and Severe Gales
Cyclone Vaianu is expected to bring significant weather to New Zealand's North Island starting Sunday, April 12, 2026. MetService forecasts heavy rain and severe gales across many parts of the island as the cyclone moves south. Severe Weather Warnings, potentially…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for North Island, Cyclone Vaianu Approaching
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for parts of the North Island, effective today and Thursday. A front is expected to become slow-moving over the Bay of Plenty, bringing significant rainfall. An Orange Warning is in place for Bay…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warnings for Bay of Plenty and Tasman
MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for the Bay of Plenty west of Whakatane, including Rotorua, and for Tasman northwest of Motueka. The warnings are in effect from Tuesday evening through Wednesday. In the Bay of Plenty, 100…
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Tropical Cyclone Vaianu Threatens New Zealand with Severe Weather
MetService is closely monitoring Tropical Cyclone Vaianu, a Category 3 storm located west of Fiji, which has the potential to bring severe weather to New Zealand from Tuesday, April 7, to Sunday, April 12. The cyclone, named by the Fiji…
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Cyclone Vaianu Threatens North Island with Severe Weather
Cyclone Vaianu is expected to bring widespread severe weather to New Zealand's North Island from Sunday, April 12. MetService has issued a Severe Weather Outlook detailing potential impacts, with moderate confidence that warning amounts of rain will fall across the…
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Tropical Low Threatens North Island with Severe Weather
New Zealand's North Island faces a moderate risk of widespread severe weather by Sunday, April 12, as a deep tropical low is expected to move southeastwards towards the country. The low is forecast to lie near East Cape by midnight…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Northern New Zealand
MetService has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain affecting northern parts of both the North and South Islands. A subtropical low near Cape Reinga is expected to move southwest, reaching the northern South Island early Wednesday. A slow-moving…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Northern New Zealand
MetService has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain expected to affect northern areas of both the North and South Islands. A subtropical low is forecast to approach the far north of the North Island overnight Monday into Tuesday,…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for North Island and Upper South Island
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for parts of the upper North Island and upper South Island as a subtropical low approaches. The low is expected to reach the far north of the North Island overnight tonight and move…