Source: Radio New Zealand
MetService has issued an orange heavy rain warning for the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne/Tairawhiti north of Tokomaru Bay. Photo / 123RF
A low front is moving down the North Island, bringing heavy rain and gales to many areas.
MetService has issued an orange heavy rain warning for the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne/Tairawhiti north of Tokomaru Bay.
People there were to expect between 80 and 100mm of rain , with thunderstorms and localised downpours also a possibility, MetService said.
The warning would be in place from 4pm Wednesday, and will last until 9am Thursday.
It warned that streams in the area could rise rapidly, and that driving conditions may be difficult.
Heavy rain and wind watches were also issued for regions across Te Ika-a-Māui.
Wet weather sinks southwards today. Here’s your morning forecast.
https://t.co/FLDCycCPPU— MetService (@MetService) November 11, 2025
Heavy rain watches would be in place in Northland, Auckland and Great Barrier Island, and the Coromandel Peninsula.
The watch for Northland would last 12 hours from 10am Wednesday, while the other two would begin in the early afternoon and expire in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Strong wind watches were issued for those areas throughout Wednesday evening, starting from 4pm in Northland, 6pm in Auckland and Great Barrier Island, and 8pm for the Coromandel Peninsula, Waikato near the Kaimai Range, and Bay of Plenty west of Maketu.
Northland and Auckland’s would expire late Wednesday evening, while the Coromandel’s would expire early Thursday morning.
Strong wind watches were issued for Rotorua, Bay of Plenty east of Maketu, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Taupō, Taihape, and Whanganui hill country, and for the whole region of Taranaki as well,
The watches would be in place from late Wednesday evening, and expire at 10am Thursday,
Wellington and Wairarapa were issued a similar watch from 7am to 3pm Thursday.
There were no warnings or watches issued for any regions of the South Island.
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