A burst of heavy rain is expected to lash the Westland Ranges, Northern Fiordland, the Buller Ranges, Northwest Nelson and the Richmond Range.

MetService expects it'll be coming down hard from about 4 tomorrow morning...and lasting all through the day.

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07 Dec: The Department of Conservation's accused a handful of Tongariro Alpine Crossing shuttle operators of putting trampers at risk

06 Dec: Multiple homes have been destroyed near major urban centres as fires rip through bushland in tinderbox, heatwave-fuelled conditions

06 Dec: Crate Day punters are being urged to keep their cars away from beaches and river beds, where rare native birds may be nesting

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