Disaster● Low49m ago · Nov 14, 2026, 10:17 PM
MetService warns of heavy rain, severe gales across South Island
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from RNZ · New Zealand · Oceania
A front moving slowly northwards is the cause, bringing heavy north-westerly rain to the western South Island and the Tararua Range.
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