A warning the worst could still be yet to come, from blustery wet weather in the upper North Island
A warning the worst could still be yet to come, from blustery wet weather in the upper North Island
20 January 2026
Heavy rain watches and warnings cover Northland, Auckland and Coromandel - until early Thursday.
It's cut power to some in Northland and Auckland, and forced multiple road closures.
MetService Metereologist Katie Lyons says a month's rain could fall in coming days - easing today but picking up again tomorrow.
She says with the amount of rain that's fallen in Northland, one heavy downpour could push an area over the edge.
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