Storm warning: Severe cyclone winds, heavy rain set to strike North Island, Auckland Harbour Bridge faces closure
Cyclone Dovi is to close roads and bring damage as emergency teams on standby.
Cyclone Dovi is to close roads and bring damage as emergency teams on standby.
Wellington Free Ambulance confirmed it was responding to an event.
Metservice has issued a heavy rain warning for Wellington over the weekend.
The muggy weather won't peak until Saturday.
Kaitāia, Dargaville and Whangārei not expected to dip below 23C all week.
Many in the North Island will be spending the public holiday indoors as rain is forecast.
Adding to the humidity, intense rain is forecast for east from Hawke's Bay to Coromandel.
Parts of the Westland district recorded more than a metre of rain in three days.
The Marlborough region is under a heavy rain watch from 9am to 11pm today.
Evacuations underway as mayor warns locals they could be away for up to three days.
Rain over the last 24 hours has made for Westport's wettest February day in 78 years.
Franz Josef and Haast are isolated due to the State Highway being blocked on either side.
A ridge has fought off a front to keep the long weekend weather sunny and hot.
North Island's east coast was in the firing line but may escape the worst of the storm.
Hot weather could be a recipe for disaster as dangerous waves hit eastern coastline.
Tropical Cyclone Cody, a category 1 storm, is set to slowly move south westwards.
Mostly settled weather forecast, despite tropical cyclone in Fiji.
'Weather-wise there is not too much going on to cause any issues for motorists.'
Auckland, Rotorua, Tauranga, New Plymouth and Whangārei will hit 27C today.
Slip, slop and slap is the key message for most today.
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