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11 Oct, 2013 11:47am
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Gales, possibly damaging, will surge across the nation this weekend and again on Monday. On Saturday it will be the North Island most exposed to gales, some gusts over 110km/h. On Sunday the North Island sees winds easing for the most part but then a ferocious band of wind is likely to move into inland parts of the South Island before blasting central New Zealand - including the capital Wellington - on Monday PM. One to watch.
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