Heavy rain arrived in Northland on Tuesday as a subtropical low approaches the upper North Island and makes its way south. Forecasters were expecting the low to reach the far north of the North Island overnight on Monday and then move southwards on Tuesday, reaching the northern South Island by Wednesday evening. MetService had issued an orange heavy rain warning for Northland from 10pm on Monday, running into Tuesday. The forecaster warned up to 120 mm of rain could fall, especially in the north and east. "Some of the models are indicating that perhaps towards the weekend the remnants at least of the cyclone could affect parts of the North Island."

Source: Otago Daily Times April 06, 2026 22:21 UTC