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Ōwhiro Bay, along Wellington's south coast, in 2022.
The deadline is looming for hundreds of people to evacuate their homes on Wellington's south coast.
The city's mayor Andrew Little has declared a state of emergency for the southern and eastern wards of the capital after MetService issued a Heavy Swell Warning for Cape Terawhiti to Turakirae Head in Wellington and Turakirae Head to Mataikona in Wairarapa.
A southerly weather system moving up the country is bringing the swells to Cook Strait from Monday night through to Wednesday morning.
