Weather: Front brings heavy rain and gales for central and southern New Zealand

NZ Herald15 Nov, 2026 05:07 PM2 mins to readMetService has issued warnings and watches to multiple locations across central and southern New Zealand. Image / MetServiceMetService has issued warnings and watches to multiple locations across central and southern New Zealand. Image / MetServiceSeveral areas of central and southern New Zealand are bracing for heavy rain and gale-force winds as a front moves across the country. MetService has issued a severe weather warning as the front is expected to bring heavy northwesterly rain to the western South Island and the Tararua Range, as