The West Coast is preparing for a serious rain event with the Met Service now warning of up to 62 hours of heavy rain forecast between Tuesday and Thursday.
Orange heavy rain warnings and watches are in place for the Westland District, Otago and Fiordland - along with gale force winds as a front moves in from the Tasman Sea.
MetService has said they cou ... Show More
Feb 2023
Forecaster on expected Cyclone Gabrielle rain
Cyclone Gabrielle is on its path through the North Island and significant amounts of rain are expected across the motu today,
Whitianga is forecast to be hit with a whopping 211 millimetres of rain, followed by Gisborne at about 140mm.
Large waves, storm surges, slips and damagi ... Show More
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Oct 2023
Winds whip upper North Island
Wicked winds are whipping the upper North Island this morning, bringing relentless rain to Northland, Coromandel and Te Tairāwhiti.
Orange, heavy rain warnings, are in force for those areas with 29 millimetres of rain falling in the Gisborne Ranges in an hour.
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Jan 2023
Titirangi homeowners "we have no idea if we can move home"
Aucklanders are bracing for more rain later today. In West Auckland, the hilly, bush-clad suburb of Titirangi is one of the hardest hit. Days of heavy rain has brought down slips, leaving some homes teetering on hillsides and tearing huge chunks out of roads. Thousands of residen ... Show More
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