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17/04/2026

Take care & Stay safe whanau
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Strewth!

We got a double header incoming. A warning AND a watch!

Heavy Rain Warning
👉 Where: west and south of the lake
👉 When: Now! Through to about 9am tomorrow
👉 What: 80-120mm of rain, more likely around the ranges, causing all your usual rain-related issues like surface flooding and heinous driving conditions.
👉 How: Nature
👉 Why: Last chance to round off a soggy two weeks of school holidays!

Heavy Rain Watch
👉 Where: Taupō, east of the lake
👉 When: Overnight from 9pm to 9am tomorrow
👉 What: More of that SWP (soaking wet potential) aka heavy rain and possible thunderstorms

Gonna be a fair bit of traffic on the roads today and tomorrow as people head home, lights on, drive to the conditions always!

Keep up to date with MetService New Zealand warnings and watches: http://metservice.com/warnings

Alright, you take care now.

17/04/2026

Thank you for this wee reminder Karen

Tears work the same way for us too.❤️

17/04/2026

This, whakaaro by Pūkenga Psychology 💛

It’s easy to convince ourselves that getting through the day is enough, that surviving means we’re doing okay. But just pushing forward without ever slowing down to process what we feel keeps us stuck in the same place. Growth doesn’t happen in avoidance, it happens when we allow ourselves to sit with things, to understand them, and to learn from them.

That’s where real healing begins.

Yes we need to learn how to cope and adapt. But if coping is all you do, there may not be room for the healing.

12/04/2026

History making, humanity reaffirming space adventure completed 65 years on from the first time mankind ventured into space...

11/04/2026

Trusting you are okay...
Thank you MetService New Zealand & Auckland Emergency Management & NZ Civil Defence (inc regional teams) for keeping us updated throughout
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CYCLONE VAIANU – SUNDAY MORNING 6AM UPDATE

Current position:
• The centre of Cyclone Vaianu is around 160km northeast of Great Barrier Island
• Moving southeastwards

Overnight conditions:
• Strongest gust: 131 km/h at Mokohinau and Channel Island
• 24-hour Rainfall:
160mm at the Pinnacles (Coromandel)
90mm Whangarei

While the centre of Cyclone Vaianu is still offshore it has caused a very windy night across the top of the country, especially around the exposed northeastern coasts along with large waves of 6m off the Bay of Plenty coast, and periods of heavy rain.

Today looks like our windiest day for most, switching direction for places like Northland and Auckland as we head through the morning.

There’s still plenty of Severe Weather Warnings and Watches in place across the North Island and top of the South Island. www.metservice.com/warnings

11/04/2026

This IS Fantastic news
Thank you Charlotte 💛

The redress system for abuse in care survivors has been expanded.

11/04/2026

Thanks MetService New Zealand for your updates

The centre of Cyclone Vaianu still sits almost 500km to the northeast of New Zealand but we are already seeing the winds increasing and large swells around the north coast.
Strongest gust so far, 113km/h at Mokohinau Island.

Take care out there!

Keep up with the latest Warnings, Satellite images, Radar and weather observations on the MetService website

11/04/2026

There's a lotta folk making the most of strong winds at Orewa Beach. Whatever you are doing over the weekend may you adventure safely.

10/04/2026

Okay, distraction time...
We've a cyclone on it's way, I trust you are prepared
May we all get through the weekend safely

While scrolling, I discovered this NASA Artemis clip on the Te Whatu Stardome page. Sharing how thrilled I am to see , a love of mine for decades flying thru space. Thank you NASA for appropriately supplying the crew with a staple of humanity ❤️
Now to make myself some Nutella crepe, survival must.

10/04/2026

This bring things into perspective, sharply
Please be prepared & may we all be safe
Te Whatu Stardome

This striking view taken by Japan's Himawari-8 satellite, taken just 30 minutes ago, shows Cyclone Vaianu bearing down on the country.

The cyclone is expected to make landfall over the North Island this weekend, bringing gale force winds and heavy rainfall for much of the country. Weather warnings are in place for many northern and central areas, and we urge you to be prepared if you are within the path of the cyclone.

Kia haumaru - be safe this weekend wherever you are 💙.

10/04/2026

A moment in time...
Views of Orewa Beach, from this morning's HBC Ladies Business Network hui at Ōrewa Surf Life Saving Club.

06/04/2026

❤️ Whispers of Aroha

In the quiet of night,
let yourself rest in the presence
of those who came before.

Their stories are woven into the branches
of your becoming
a tree growing from the soil of memory,
reaching towards the stars that remember your name.

Let your breath settle.
Let your heart be warmed by the light within you.

You are never alone
in this space between dusk and dawn.

Pō mārie xx