![]() ![]() “Stay alert for unreported hazards, such as surface flooding, slips, fallen trees and branches, and downed powerlines,” Hankin said. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has asked people to avoid unnecessary travel from tonight until Wednesday morning.Īcting national manager maintenance and operations Jaclyn Hankin said heavy rain could cause surface flooding, trigger slips and cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly, which would require the agency to close some state highways.Īuckland and eastern Northland is also under a heavy rain watch, with forecast wind gusts of 75-85km/h which may result in speed reductions and lane closures on the Auckland Harbour Bridge tomorrow and on Wednesday. ![]() “This is likely to be a significant adverse weather even with widespread effects, and more areas are likely to be added as the system moves closer and its exact track and intensity becomes more certain.” “Cyclone Hale is approaching the North Island today, bringing rain and strong east to southeast winds to many areas,” MetService says. People are urged to keep up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings and stay alert to bulletins from local authorities. ![]() Heavy rain warnings have been issued for those regions as well as many others including Hawke’s Bay. It comes as MetService is warning that eastward-facing parts of the North Island, like Coromandel and Gisborne that were drenched last week, “are again in the firing line”. Late this afternoon a stream of traffic, many towing boats and laden with camping gear, was seen heading away from the Coromandel. The entire area is cloaked in a misty gloom. The wind has risen in the past two hours and white caps are visible on the increasingly choppy sea hundreds of metres out from the Whitianga shoreline. Meanwhile, conditions off the Coromandel’s east coast are rapidly deteriorating ahead of Hale making landfall. The region is expecting up to 250mm of rain over the coming day with the worst to hit tomorrow afternoon and evening. “We urge everyone to avoid any unnecessary travel and potential risks to lives,” the civil defence posted on Facebook this evening. ![]()
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