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16 Feb 2026 8:45
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  •   Home > News > Environment

    Heavy rain warnings are out for a number of areas around the country, as Easter weekend comes to a close

    Heavy rain warnings are out for a number of areas around the country, as Easter weekend comes to a close


    Nelson's being told to watch for heavy downpours until 4 o'clock this afternoon.... Taranaki until 8 this morning.... and Eastern Bay of Plenty and Gisborne ranges right through to 2am.

    Metservice's Raveen Das says it could be a dumping.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     15 Feb: The North Island is continuing to get a battering from the weather this weekend
     15 Feb: Two regions, Otorohanga and Waipa, have been placed under states of emergency as wild weather hits the north island
     15 Feb: The weather's intensifying over eastern parts of the North Island - with a potentially hazardous deluge on the cards
     14 Feb: Otorohanga and Tairawhiti are in the path of bad weather this weekend
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