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The feature of the second week of April's weather in Taupō was the effect of former tropical cyclone Fili.
This cyclone formed close to Noumea and began a southward movement towards New Zealand as a category three system. As it ventured into more-temperate waters in the Southern Hemisphere it lost a great deal of its sting and shifted southeast before crossing to the north of the country, and continued its journey into the South Pacific Ocean and moved more rapidly, affecting the Gisborne-Hawke's Bay districts as is quickly moved away.
Taupō was hardly affected by the passage of this system and that can be clearly seen by the minimal rainfall, and the fall then rise of barometric pressures.
Surprisingly, there was little wind; in fact, the strongest gust recorded at Taupō Airport was just 48km/h.