Category: weather
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Hawke's Bay and Gisborne/Tairawhiti
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for parts of Hawke's Bay and Gisborne/Tairawhiti, effective from Saturday, January 3, 2026. A slow-moving front is expected to bring periods of heavy rain to these regions throughout Saturday and into Sunday morning.…
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Media Monitor: RNZ reports on Auckland house fire, immigration issues, and Ikea delivery fees
RNZ is reporting that a lightning strike caused a fire that spread through the roof of a two-storey house in Auckland. The blaze occurred around 5:40 a.m. RNZ also said that lawyers are calling for accountability regarding what they describe…
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Heavy Rain Warning Issued for Hawke's Bay and Gisborne/Tairawhiti
MetService has issued an Orange Warning for heavy rain expected to affect parts of Hawke's Bay and Gisborne/Tairawhiti over the weekend. A slow-moving front is forecast to bring periods of heavy rain from Saturday morning through to Sunday morning. In…
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Severe Weather Warning for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
A Severe Weather Warning is currently in force for Gisborne/Tairawhiti and parts of Hawke's Bay. During Sunday morning, there is high confidence that warnable amounts of rain will continue to fall about the Wairoa District and Gisborne/Tairawhiti. Thunderstorms and localised…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warning for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
MetService has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rain expected to affect parts of Gisborne/Tairawhiti and Hawke's Bay on Saturday and early Sunday. Thunderstorms are also likely across parts of the North Island during the same period, with the…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warnings for South Island and Parts of North Island
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for the northwest of the South Island today, with an active low-pressure system bringing significant rainfall. The Ranges of Tasman District west of Takaka can expect 50 to 70 mm of rain on…
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New Zealand Weather: Rain and Thunderstorms Possible in North Island
MetService has issued a severe weather outlook predicting rain and possible thunderstorms for the northern North Island this weekend. On Saturday, a low-pressure system is expected to bring rain or showers to central and eastern areas, with localised heavy falls…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Northwest South Island
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for the northwest of the South Island, effective from Thursday, January 1, 2026. An active low-pressure system is bringing significant rainfall to the region. In the Ranges of Tasman District, west of Takaka,…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Northwest South Island
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for the Ranges of Tasman District west of Takaka, effective from 6:00am to 4:00pm on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The system is expected to bring an additional 50 to 80 mm of rain,…
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Heavy Rain Warning Issued for Northwest South Island
MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for the ranges of Tasman District, west of Motueka, effective from 8:00pm on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, until 6:00am on New Year's Day, January 1, 2026. An active low-pressure system is forecast…
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New Zealand Faces Heavy Rain and Thunderstorm Threat
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for the Ranges of Tasman District, west of Motueka, effective from 9:00 am Wednesday, December 31, 2025, until 6:00 am Thursday, January 1, 2026. The region can expect 100 to 130 mm of…
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Heavy Rain and Gales Warning for Central New Zealand
MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for the ranges of Tasman District, west of Motueka, effective from 6:00 am Wednesday, December 31, 2025, to 6:00 am Thursday, January 1, 2026. An active low-pressure system is expected to bring…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Tasman District
MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for the ranges of Tasman District, west of Motueka, effective from 6:00 am Wednesday, December 31, 2025, to 6:00 am Thursday, January 1, 2026. The region is forecast to receive between 100…
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New Zealand Weather: Unsettled Conditions Expected Over New Year Period
New Zealand can expect unsettled weather from Thursday, January 1, 2026, as a large trough of low pressure moves slowly eastwards across the country. MetService has indicated low confidence of warning amounts of rain in the Buller and Tasman Districts,…
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Severe Weather Warning Issued for Central New Zealand
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and gale-force winds across central New Zealand. An active low-pressure system moving southwards is expected to bring significant weather impacts throughout Tuesday. A Strong Wind Warning is in effect for Manawatu,…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warnings for Central New Zealand
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds across central New Zealand. An active low-pressure system moving southwards is expected to bring significant weather impacts on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. A Heavy Rain Warning is in…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warnings for Central New Zealand
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds across central New Zealand as an active low-pressure system moves south. The system, which was over the central North Island on Monday night, is expected to bring significant…
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New Year's Eve Forecast: Heavy Rain and Gales Expected Across New Zealand
New Zealand is set to ring in the New Year with a significant weather event, as MetService forecasts heavy rain and strong gales across much of the country from Monday, December 29th, through Thursday, January 1st, 2026. The final week…
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New Zealand Braces for Heavy Rain and Gale Force Winds
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and gale-force southeast winds across large parts of northern and central New Zealand. An active low-pressure system is expected to move across the North Island today, bringing a significant frontal rain…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warnings for Northern and Central New Zealand
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and strong winds across northern and central New Zealand, effective from Monday, December 29, 2025. An active low-pressure system is expected to move southwards onto the North Island, bringing significant weather…
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Severe Weather Warnings Issued for New Zealand
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and gales across New Zealand, with a deep low to the west of the North Island directing a strong southeasterly flow over the country. A trough moving south over central New…
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New Zealand Braces for Heavy Rain and Gale Force Winds
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for heavy rain and strong southeasterly gales across northern and central New Zealand, expected to impact the country from Monday. An active low-pressure system is forecast to move southwards onto the North Island on…
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New Zealand Faces Potential Severe Weather Over Holiday Period
New Zealand is bracing for a period of potentially severe weather starting Monday, December 29, 2025, according to an outlook issued by MetService. A deepening low pressure system to the north is expected to move southwest across the upper North…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warnings for North Island
MetService has issued a Severe Weather Warning for heavy rain affecting parts of the North Island. A front is currently moving northwards across the island today and will continue overnight, bringing a period of heavy rain. Additionally, Severe Thunderstorm Watches…
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MetService Issues Heavy Rain Warning for Buller District
MetService has issued a Heavy Rain Warning for the ranges of the Buller District, north of Westport. The warning is in effect for eight hours from 8:00pm on Thursday, December 25th, to 4:00am on Friday, December 26th. Residents can expect…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand
MetService has issued a severe weather outlook, predicting unsettled conditions across New Zealand. On Saturday, December 27, 2025, northwesterlies are expected to ease over the northern part of the country, with a weak ridge spreading onto much of New Zealand.…
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Heavy Rain Warning Issued for Parts of New Zealand
MetService has issued a Severe Weather Warning at 9:44 am on Thursday, December 25, 2025, indicating heavy rain for parts of New Zealand. A slow-moving front is situated over the north of the South Island today and is expected to…
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Heavy Rain Warning Issued for South Island, New Zealand
MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the South Island, New Zealand, effective Christmas Day. A front moving northwards is expected to bring heavy rain and severe gales to several regions. The warning, issued at 8:57pm on Wednesday, December…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for Boxing Day
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:18am on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, indicates that several fronts and troughs will affect New Zealand on Boxing Day, December 26, 2025, bringing rain or showers, especially to western areas. For the…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for Boxing Day
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 10:14 am on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, indicates that several fronts and troughs will affect New Zealand on Boxing Day, December 26, 2025, bringing rain or showers, especially to western areas. For…