UpdatedBrodie StoneMultimedia Journalist·Northern Advocate·23 Jun, 2026 04:05 AMQuick Read‌The rain and thunder radar as of 6am Wednesday shows a front over eastern Northland. Photo / Windy.comThe rain and thunder radar as of 6am Wednesday shows a front over eastern Northland. Photo / Windy.comAfter more than a month of calm, eastern areas of Northland are being warned to batten down the hatches over an incoming front. Eastern Northland south of Karikari Peninsula has been placed under a heavy rain watch from 6am until 4pm on Wednesday.

MetService says rainfall amounts could