
Thousands without power after 240km/h winds recorded, flights delayed, roofs ripped off, trees down
More than 10,000 people lost power overnight, Wellington Electricity said.
More than 10,000 people lost power overnight, Wellington Electricity said.
High winds are also fanning a large vegetation fire in Canterbury.
Gusty winds fuel two fires in close proximity after MetService issues wind warnings.
The weekend wind may cause damage to trees, powerlines and unsecured structures.
Wind warnings and weather watches could be issued for the region.
MetService Severe Weather: September 12th - September 14th.
MetService National Weather: September 12th - September 14th.
MetService Christchurch Weather: September 13th - September 15th.
MetService Wellington Weather: September 13th - September 15th.
Region's trend of mostly dry, sunny weather to continue into next week.
MetService National Weather: September 6th - September 9th
MetService Wellington Weather: September 7th - September 8th
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Conditions expected to get progressively warmer across the weekend.
15 flights in and out of Auckland cancelled, further 21 regional flights delayed.
MetService Severe Weather: August 31st - September 1st.
MetService National Weather: August 30th - September 1st
Temperatures will drop to 0C in some parts of Auckland this week.
Seas are forecast to kick up, and some showers could even turn to hail.
A strong wind watch is in place for Northland and Auckland.
Relatively fine weather will come to an end this weekend as a new storm hits the country.
Electrical storms are set to sweep over both islands across the day.
With spring just around the corner, temperatures will start to rise slightly.
Nights will be warmer early in the week.