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North Island drivers are being urged to take it easy this weekend, as a storm develops in the Tasman Sea.
Heavy rain in Northland tonight is expected to move southwards, to hit Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula, the Bay of Plenty and northern Gisborne tomorrow.
MetService forecaster Andy Downs says while it is not expected to be as bad as the storms which hit Northland in March and earlier this month, thundery conditions with short, intense rainfall could still cause problems.
He says driving conditions will be dangerous with the possibility of surface flooding and some slips.
The heavy rain is expected to move over most of the South Island by Monday.
- NEWSTALK ZB
