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05/06/2026

โš ๏ธ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ:โš ๏ธ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž๐ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐๐จ ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ..
โ›ˆ๏ธ๐ŸŒง๏ธ WEATHER ALERT: The North Island is bracing for another burst of wild weather, with heavy rain warnings now upgraded for parts of Taranaki and Bay of Plenty.

MetService says an active front moving across the country could bring intense downpours, thunderstorms, strong wind gusts and even the risk of isolated tornadoes.

Taranaki faces the biggest threat, with up to 200mm of rain possible around Taranaki Maunga and peak rainfall rates reaching 30mm an hour. Bay of Plenty east of Whakatฤne is also under an orange warning, with heavy rain expected into Saturday morning.

Authorities are warning of possible surface flooding, slips, hazardous driving conditions and rapidly rising streams and rivers.

โš ๏ธ If you're travelling or spending time outdoors this weekend, keep an eye on the latest forecasts and be prepared for rapidly changing conditions.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Is your area already feeling the effects of this latest weather system?

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โš ๏ธ ๐†๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ ๐๐™:โš ๏ธ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง & ๐ƒ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐ข๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑโšกโšกโšก๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ............................
05/06/2026

โš ๏ธ ๐†๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ ๐๐™:โš ๏ธ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง & ๐ƒ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐ข๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑโšกโšกโšก๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ..................................................................................................................................
๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ NZ Weather Alert: Wild Weekend Incoming! ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ

Kiwis are being urged to prepare as thunderstorms, heavy rain, and powerful wind gusts sweep across parts of the country today and into the weekend.

โš ๏ธ Thunderstorm watches are in place for Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Waikato, and the Coromandel Peninsula.

๐ŸŒง๏ธ Heavy rain could reach 25-40mm per hour in some areas, while wind gusts may hit 100km/h. Forecasters are also warning of a low risk of isolated tornadoes.

๐Ÿš— Travel conditions could quickly become dangerous with flooding, surface water, reduced visibility, and strong crosswinds. Residents in low-lying and flood-prone areas should stay alert and monitor the latest forecasts.

โฐ The most active weather is expected from this afternoon through tonight, with impacts continuing into the weekend.

Stay weather-aware, secure loose outdoor items, and take extra care if you're on the roads.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Follow the latest warnings and updates as conditions develop across New Zealand.

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๐Ÿ”ด๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐†๐Ÿ”ด ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘‡..................
05/06/2026

๐Ÿ”ด๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐†๐Ÿ”ด ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘‡............................................................................................................................................
๐Ÿšจ CRIME ALERT: A dramatic late-night police standoff in Dunedin ended with a man being tasered and bitten by a police dog after allegedly threatening residents and officers.

Police were called to Corstorphine after reports of a man threatening to kill property owners, attempting to climb fences, and throwing items into neighbouring properties.

When officers arrived, the situation escalated. Police say the man hurled tent poles at officers and continued making threats, forcing them to deploy a taser before a police dog helped bring him into custody.

The man now faces multiple charges, including threatening to kill and resisting police. He is due to appear in Dunedin District Court, with police opposing bail.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Do you think tougher penalties are needed for people who threaten emergency responders?

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05/06/2026

โš ๏ธ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐ค๐ข:โš ๏ธ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž ๐”๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ...........................................................................................................................................
โ›ˆ๏ธ WEATHER ALERT FOR TARANAKI โ›ˆ๏ธ

North Taranaki is under a Heavy Rain Watch from 10pm Thursday until 8pm Friday, with thunderstorms expected to develop across the region.

Forecasters warn rainfall totals could come close to warning levels, and there's a high chance the watch could be upgraded to a full Severe Weather Warning.

๐ŸŒง๏ธ Periods of heavy rain
โšก Thunderstorms possible
๐Ÿšจ Upgrade to warning likely
๐Ÿ“ Areas north of Eltham affected

If you're travelling or have outdoor plans, keep a close eye on weather updates and be prepared for rapidly changing conditions.

Stay safe, Taranaki!

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๐Œ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐๐Œ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฑ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐€๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿšจ BREAKING: A man has been charged with arson ...
05/06/2026

๐Œ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐๐Œ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฑ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐€๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

๐Ÿšจ BREAKING: A man has been charged with arson after a suspicious fire at Prime Minister Christopher Luxonโ€™s Auckland electorate office.

Police moved quickly, laying charges against a 24-year-old less than 24 hours after emergency services responded to reports of a fire at the Northpark office on Wednesday morning.

Witnesses reported hearing a loud bang before crews arrived, while firefighters found a small blaze at the rear of the building. Thankfully, staff were unharmed and the fire was quickly extinguished.

The accused is set to appear in Manukau District Court today, with police confirming they are not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident.

๐Ÿ’ฌ What do you think should happen to those who target public offices and community facilities?

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๐Ÿšจ ๐“๐Ž๐‘๐๐€๐ƒ๐Ž ๐–๐€๐‘๐๐ˆ๐๐†: ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐™ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ”ด๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸŒช๐ŸŒช๐ŸŒช๐ŸŒชโ›ˆ๏ธ New Zealanders are being urged to stay alert...
05/06/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐“๐Ž๐‘๐๐€๐ƒ๐Ž ๐–๐€๐‘๐๐ˆ๐๐†: ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐™ ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ”ด๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸŒช๐ŸŒช๐ŸŒช๐ŸŒช

โ›ˆ๏ธ New Zealanders are being urged to stay alert as severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, damaging winds and even a small tornado risk threaten parts of the North Island this afternoon and evening.

MetService has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watches for Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Waikato and the Coromandel Peninsula. Strong wind gusts of up to 100km/h, intense downpours and dangerous driving conditions are possible.

โš ๏ธ Heavy Rain Warnings are also in force for parts of Taranaki, Bay of Plenty and the Tararua Range, while several other regions remain under weather watches that could be upgraded at short notice.

Residents are advised to secure loose outdoor items, avoid unnecessary travel during severe weather and keep an eye on the latest forecasts.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Is your area being affected by today's storm system? Let us know in the comments.

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โš ๏ธ ๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐–๐„๐€๐“๐‡๐„๐‘โš ๏ธ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ & ๐–๐š๐ข๐ค๐š๐ญ๐จ โ€“ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ค๐ฆ/๐ก ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑโšกโšกโšก...
04/06/2026

โš ๏ธ ๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† ๐–๐„๐€๐“๐‡๐„๐‘โš ๏ธ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ & ๐–๐š๐ข๐ค๐š๐ญ๐จ โ€“ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ค๐ฆ/๐ก ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑโšกโšกโšกโšก๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ..........................................................................................................................................
A wild afternoon of weather is heading for northern New Zealand, with MetService issuing a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Northland, Auckland, Great Barrier Island and Waikato from 3pm to 8pm.

Forecasters warn a powerful front could bring intense downpours of 25-40mm per hour, flash flooding, dangerous driving conditions and thunderstorms across the region. Some heavy rain may hit even without thunderstorm activity.

The Coromandel Peninsula is also on alert from 5pm to 9pm, with the risk of heavy rain, damaging wind gusts reaching 100km/h and even a small tornado.

Residents are being urged to secure outdoor items, stay weather-aware and prepare for rapidly changing conditions as the storm system moves across the upper North Island.

Keep an eye on the latest forecasts and be ready for possible severe weather impacts this evening.

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๐Ÿ”ด๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† - ๐Ÿ”ด๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟA massive fire has torn through...
04/06/2026

๐Ÿ”ด๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐๐† - ๐Ÿ”ด๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

A massive fire has torn through an engineering workshop in Te Hana, north Auckland, forcing the closure of State Highway 1 and sending huge plumes of smoke into the evening sky.

Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly before 6pm after receiving multiple 111 calls reporting the blaze. Fire crews arrived to find the workshop fully engulfed, with flames and explosions visible from hundreds of metres away.

Residents nearby described feeling the intense heat from their homes and hearing loud pops and bangs as firefighters battled the inferno. The workshop, known for repairing excavators and trucks, reportedly contained heavy machinery and other equipment that fuelled the fire.

State Highway 1 remains closed between Coronation Street and Whakapirau Road, with motorists being diverted through Mangawhai. Authorities are urging people to avoid the area while crews continue working to bring the blaze under control.

Locals fear the business has been completely destroyed, but there are hopes no one was inside when the fire broke out after working hours.

Traffic delays are expected, and investigations into the cause of the fire are likely once the scene is made safe.

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โš ๏ธ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ: ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ ๐๐™ ๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐๐จ ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑโšกโšกโšกA spectacular l...
04/06/2026

โš ๏ธ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ: ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ ๐๐™ ๐š๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐๐จ ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑโšกโšกโšก

A spectacular lightning storm lit up skies across the top of the South Island overnight before moving towards Wellington, leaving many Kiwis stunned by the incredible display.

But the wild weather is far from over.

MetService has issued Orange Heavy Rain Warnings for parts of Taranaki and the eastern Bay of Plenty, with some areas expecting intense downpours and dangerous conditions. Thunderstorms capable of producing wind gusts of up to 100km/h are forecast for parts of the North Island on Friday.

Forecasters are also warning of a risk of localised tornadoes across Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Waitomo, Taranaki, Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty.

Heavy rain watches remain in place for several regions including Rotorua, Taupล, Wellington, the Kฤpiti Coast and Tongariro National Park.

Residents are being urged to stay weather-aware, secure loose outdoor items and keep up to date with the latest forecasts as the storm system moves across the country

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04/06/2026

๐ŸŒง๏ธ ๐๐™ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ: โ›”๏ธ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐–๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ & ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐, ๐–๐š๐ข๐ค๐š๐ญ๐จ, ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
โ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ
๐Ÿšจ WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN NZ ๐Ÿšจ Kiwis in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Northland are being urged to prepare as heavy rain, strong winds and the risk of isolated thunderstorms move across the region today.

Forecasters warn that localised downpours could lead to surface flooding on some roads, making travel conditions hazardous during peak commuting hours. Coastal areas may experience the strongest impacts as the weather system tracks across the North Island.

The good news? Some regions could see improving conditions later today, with sunshine expected to return as the system gradually moves away.

Stay weather-aware, drive carefully, and keep an eye on the latest forecasts as conditions may change quickly.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Is your area already seeing rain or strong winds? Let us know below.

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