A strong wind watch is currently in place in Wellington, with severe gales in exposed places.

The New Zealand Transport Agency warns commuters to delay travelling across the hill.

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03 Dec: Much of the upper North Island remains under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until tonight

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30 Nov: MetService has issued a strong wind watch overnight for Wellington and Canterbury

30 Nov: Biosecurity's escalating its effort to eradicate yellow-legged hornets, following continued detections on Auckland's North Shore

30 Nov: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Kaipara, Auckland City, Waikato, Waitakere, Franklin, Rodney and Albany areas

30 Nov: South-East Asia flood deaths rise as Cyclone Ditwah hits Sri Lanka, heads towards southern India

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