More than 30,000 households are reportedly without power across the North Island. Wet weather continues to batter the Wellington region with a further 50-70 mm of rain expected in the eastern hills of Wellington, Wairarapa and the Tararua Range and set to ease around 7pm tonight. Heavy swells lurk on the capital's coastline, with some parts having risen to 7m overnight, falling to between 4.5-5.5m by this afternoon. A strong wind warning is also in place until 6pm. While warnings have been compl

🧐Wellington afternoon weather update 🌬🌧That southerly change arrived in the capital late this morning. A band of rain pushing up can be seen on the Wellington radar. ☔I hope you all have your rain gear as you move about for your afternoon plans 🧥Don’t forget about that cool breeze too For the rain radar: bit.ly/NZRainRadar For the forecast: bit.ly/metservicenz | MetService New Zealand