National weather agency warns of heavy rain and winds up to 120kph
A powerful storm has brought Wellington to a standstill, grounding flights and leaving thousands without power
Some North Island regions will get up to 13 hours of rain across the day.
Snow may fall to low levels across parts of the South Island overnight.
Dozens of flights to and from Wellington are being cancelled as heavy winds cut power, damage roofs and prompt emergency callouts around the country.
Flights in and out of Wellington have been cancelled, causing travel chaos.
Strong winds are battering the North and Upper South Islands, cancelling ferrys and flights, closing highways, and cutting power to homes.
Heavy rain, damaging winds and snow are forecast across New Zealand.
'Hurricane-force' winds have been measured on The Brothers islands in the Cook Strait.
Severe weather - including gale-force winds, snow, heavy rain and high swells - has battered the North Island, leading to fallen trees, slips, power cuts, grounded flights and…
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The weather across the North Island is not expected to be as wild as it has been.
Wild weather is forecast to ease after battering much of central New Zealand on Friday, but many are still without power.
Wellington Airport running as normal, but some lower North Island highways still affected.
Flooding and landslides hit several areas after a low-pressure system moves across the country