Forecasters are predicting 989mm to fall in a 62-hour constant deluge that will last until Thursday evening as the forecast worsens for the West Coast..
Nearly 30 warnings and watches are in force as heavy rain, severe gales and snow to sea level are set to envelop central and southern New Zealand over coming.
More than 1700 lightning strikes have blasted the South Island in the past two hours as wild weather, bringing wind, snow and heavy rain marches up the.