Expert on the wild weather hitting New Zealand | TVNZ Breakfast

Thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds are continuing to lash the West Coast the wild weather system now moving north.

MetService meteorologist John Law told Breakfast it was a "good day to be keeping an eye on the weather radar", as the deluge moves to the North Island.

Southland, Tasman and Marlborough all have heavy rain warnings, residents in Spring Creek near Blenheim were told to evacuate by 9 am this morning, as the Wairau catchment is expected to rise. One of those residents is Vanessa Beck, who told Breakfast "It's been raining the whole time." Beck was feeling confident "they've given a good window" to evacuate.

▶ Chapters:
00:00 Metservice weather update
03:33 Spring Creek resident to evacuate
08:15 Auckland weather update
09:26 Nelson weather update
10:47 Coromandel, Bay of Plenty weather update

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