Little threat from Cyclone Wati

Tropical Cyclone Wati is unlikely to have much effect on New Zealand.

The category two cyclone is expected to turn away from Australia and may move towards New Zealand.

But MetService forecaster Steve Ready said it was moving slowly and did not pose a threat. "There's nothing imminent and it's days away if it is to have any effect at all."

Yesterday Wati was about 750km off Australia and moving at less than 20km/h.