Heavy rain and southeast gales are on the way for parts of central New Zealand and the eastern North Island.
According to MetService, a large low over the North Island is moving slowly eastwards.
The low is directing strong to gale south easterlies and heavy rain across central New Zealand.
As the low moves off the North Island, heavy rain is also expected to affect northern Hawke's Bay and southern Gisborne and there could be a period of severe gale southerlies for eastern Bay of Plenty.