Coming ‘La Nina-like’ pulse could prove big rainmaker for NZ
Forecaster says subtropical event could bring much-needed rain - and shift out of El Nino.
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Metservice said anything above 6mm of rain an hour was considered heavy rain.
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Wind gusts of up to 130km/h will strike parts of the country today.
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