MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning for Wairoa District and Southern Gisborne - until midnight.

It warns up to 110 millimetres could fall today, with rising rivers and surface flooding possible.

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03 Feb: Communities around Hawke's Bay are commemorating 95 years since the 1931 earthquake

02 Feb: Humidity in Auckland has hit 93 percent - and MetService says temperatures in the Super City are not expected to drop much lower than 29 degrees as the day goes on

02 Feb: The operation is underway to submerge the capsized tourist boat in Akaroa Harbour

02 Feb: Investigations are underway into what led a tourist boat to run aground just inside the Akaroa Heads

01 Feb: MetService says this weekend's the perfect time for those in the South Island to get out, before the weather takes a turn

01 Feb: Strong weather's expected to hit parts of the South Island early next week

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