It warns slow moving rainfall and possible hail could impact the region, with the potential for rivers and streams to rise quickly with heavy batches of rain.

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04 Jan: Problems for Cook Strait ferry travellers.

04 Jan: Horticulture New Zealand says any fruit fly outbreak would significantly impact the sector - and the country's economy

03 Jan: Wellington Council is asking residents to keep an eye out and report any incidents of flooding

02 Jan: Cantabrians are being advised to stay out of a number of popular swimming spots because of faecal bacteria

02 Jan: Transpower is warning of potential power failures in the South Island, while it deals with a severe "geomagnetic induced current event"

02 Jan: Port Vila's CBD remains closed after a deadly earthquake, leaving businesses and workers facing uncertainty

01 Jan: Screened wastewater's been spewing off the coast of Wellington's Lyall Bay

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