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Severe weather batters NZ
Boulders weighing up to 200 tonnes have blocked access to Milford Sound as galeforce winds and driving rain sweep across the country.
Boulders weighing up to 200 tonnes have blocked access to Milford Sound as galeforce winds and driving rain sweep across the country.
Large areas of New Zealand are preparing for a storm cell "bigger and nastier" than the weather bomb that tore roofs from homes at Wanganui earlier this year.
Despite 120km/h gales in the South Island and lower North Island there have been no reports of damage, emergency services say.
A clothes line index is being considered by the MetService to make weather predictions more user-friendly.
A weather-related power outage plunged the lower North Island into darkness tonight and brought the All Blacks test match to a halt.
Despite heavy rain beginning to ease around the Tasman region, flooding around Westport still has the town completely cut off. The rain is set to continue over the lower half of the North Island through Monday.