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Flood warning with waves rising to 6m to strike North Island overnight
Cook Strait ferries have been cancelled from tonight due to the swells.
Cook Strait ferries have been cancelled from tonight due to the swells.
Rain forecast for most main centres. Auckland to hit 15C high, fall to 9C low overnight.
MetService has issued a raft of weather warnings as a wintry cold front hits NZ on Monday.
The end of the low pressure system means near zero-degree nights ahead.
Hundreds were evacuated from their homes after states of emergency were declared.
A State of Emergency has been declared in some areas.
Heavy rain is expected across the entire region for the next day and a half.
Some risk still exists: 'We’ll definitely be keeping a really close eye on it.'
The event would have featured lanterns being floated in a pond at a park.
MetService Severe Weather Warning: Friday 14th June
Local flooding and water pooling are expected, most likely in north and east Auckland.
Several heavy rain watches have been upgraded to warnings.
The region's in for a heavy soaking.
MetService: National Weather: June 12th - June 16th
Residents at the top of the South Island could see up to 170mm of rain.
Power was out to households across the city.
Homes could be without power for at least the next five hours.
Severe weather caused flash flooding, evacuations and mass power outages yesterday.
MetService Severe Weather: May 20th - May 24th. Video / Metservice
The MetService has issued a heavy rain watch, but there is still uncertainty.
'Choice' weather is on the way for our biggest city but there are snow warnings for south.
A swathe of severe thunderstorm warnings were in place for parts of the North Island.
MetService has warned tornadoes are possible for parts of the North Island overnight.
Isolated thunderstorms with possible strong wind gusts continue to affect the region.
The Enchanter skipper continues to stand trial following the deaths of five men.
Plus: Find out if it's possible to see the aurora tonight.
The coldest spot this morning was in the central North Island.
An aurora australis graced New Zealand's skies as far as Northland this morning.
'Our control rooms are monitoring the event' – grid operator.