Weather Watch believes the gales that lashed Mt Hutt could be the parting shot from a frustrated winter overtaken by spring a month early. 
 
Forecaster Philip Duncan says northern and eastern regions can expect warm temperatures to accompany heavy rain, with Whangarei, Auckland and the Bay of Plenty reaching
         
        
A spring Lamb ventures out under the watchfull gaze of its mother. Photo / APN
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