'Flow-on disruptions': Weather warnings lifted but roads still impacted, flights backlogged

Wellington Airport running as normal, but some lower North Island highways still affected.

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Home / New ZealandUpdatedNZ Herald26 Jun, 2026 08:47 PM4 mins to readWeather warnings extended, Wellingtonians urged to stay home. Video / Mark MitchellWellington Airport is running as normal today, but some flow-on disruptions may remain as airlines work to clear the backlog of travellers disrupted by yesterday’s wild weather.

Heavy rain and high winds left a trail of destruction in the lower North Island yesterday, damaging properties, cancelling hundreds of flights, cutting

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'Flow-on disruptions': Weather warnings lifted but roads still impacted, flights backlogged

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