Auckland is expected to be hit by strong winds up to 100km/h and heavy rain. After nearly a week of sunshine, Auckland is expected to be hit by strong winds up to 100km/h and heavy rain. The oncoming poor weather would be followed by a southerly change, which would bring calmer weather late on Monday. This would result in colder weather in the south early in the week and in the north on Thursday or Friday, Brenstrum said. While poor weather for much of the North Island was forecast for today, Christchurch and Dunedin were expected to be fine.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 26, 2017 21:56 UTC