The rain radar as of 6am Thursday morning. Photo: Supplied / Metservice
Weather watches remain in place for parts of the North Island following a stormy night for some regions.
Heavy rain and powerful winds swept through Te Ika-a-Māui overnight.
MetService says the wettest areas included parts of Tai Rāwhiti, including Wharerata which has seen 57 millimetres of rain fall over the past 12 hours.
Rain is continuing to fall in Gisborne which has seen downpours of almost 40mm.
Strong gusts have also jolted exposed parts of Northland, Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Waiarapa and Wellington.
Winds of 142 kilometres an hour have been felt at Cape Turnagin.
"Many parts of Northland copped winds of over 100km/h," Metservice said.
The strong wind watch for the upper North Island is due to expire at 7am, and Wairarapa's at 8am.
A much more settled day of weather today for most of us. However, still a windy one up the east coast this morning. https://t.co/4ELbMjDO7A
— MetService NZ (@MetService) December 3, 2025
Meanwhile, the watch for eastern areas of the Tararua District and Hawke's Bay is expected to continue until 1pm.
More than 13,000 lightning strikes and 2 centimetre hailstones were recorded on Wednesday as torrential downpours swept the North Island.
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