Orange heavy rain warning issued for Bay of Plenty and Gisborne

RNZNZ Herald1NewsStuffWednesday 12 November 2025 · 4 outlets · 5 reports · updated

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MetService has issued an orange heavy rain warning for the Bay of Plenty and parts of Gisborne/Tairāwhiti. A low-pressure system moving across the North Island is expected to bring heavy downpours, thunderstorms, and wind gusts of up to 100km/h through Thursday.

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First reported by RNZ, Wed 12 Nov 2025, 10:49am · 5 reports from 4 outlets over 5 hours
  1. RNZRNZ

    Weather: Heavy rain warning for Bay of Plenty, wind, rain watches across North Island (opens in new tab)

  2. NZ HeraldNZ Herald

    MetService issues orange rain warning for Bay of Plenty and Gisborne (opens in new tab)

  3. 1News1News

    Heavy downpours, thunderstorms forecast for North Island (opens in new tab)

  4. StuffStuff

    Heavy downpours, strong gales and thunderstorms forecast for North Island (opens in new tab)