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Auckland is next in the firing line as Cyclone Hola makes landfall in New Zealand on Monday.

NIWA weather forecaster Chris Brandolino told The AM Show boaties need to get off the water.

"It will rain in the Auckland region most likely between the rush hours, maybe the tail end of the morning, beginning of the evening rush hour," he says.

"You wouldn't want to be out on the Hauraki Gulf, that's for sure."

What you need to know:

Gale-force gusts, slips and flooding is predicted

Heavy rain is hitting parts of Northland, with severe weather warnings still in place

The Far North is already being lashed by heavy rain and gale-force winds

Flights in and out of Kerikeri and Whangarei have been cancelled this morning

Refresh the page for the latest live updates.</s>Updated tracking and modelling on Cyclone Hola has it weakening to a category 1, but it is still expected to bring rain and gales to northern New Zealand.

WeatherWatch said Hola was bringing cloud over the northern part of the country but winds were not expected to ramp up until Monday.

"Those speeds may not sound too bad but remember these are the winds at sea - the mountains and ranges can greatly increase the gusts into severe gale and stronger and increasing the chances of wind damage," WeatherWatch said.

The precise tracking of the centre still has some uncertainty, but Hola is expected to bring wind and rain to northern areas. It is unclear if the very centre of Hola will make landfall or simply just swipe New Zealand to the east.

Flooding rains and damaging winds are possible in Northland, parts of Auckland, eastern Waikato, Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, East Cape and Gisborne.

"However, the centre of the storm being out at sea is usually a better forecast for New Zealand than a direct hit. Either way it's very close and one to monitor closely."</s>After killing one person and seriously injuring two others on Vanuatu, Tropical Cyclone Hola is now heading towards New Zealand.

The North Island is bracing for damaging winds, torrential rain and coastal inundation.

Residents are being warned that the storm is a fairly small system and its track is subject to change.

Therefore, the area which will see the worst of the damage could suddenly alter at the last minute.

Currently, some of the worst of the winds are also expected to affect the largest city, Auckland, where sustained winds of more than 90km/h hour are expected, and gusts could be as strong as 180km/h.

These winds are strong enough to bring down trees and powerlines, and the rainfall is likely to trigger flooding and landslips, making some roads impassable.

The storm comes at a bad time for the North Island which is still recovering from the latest batch of severe weather. On Thursday, more than 80 homes were flooded in Hawke’s Bay where the storm also destroyed a section of the railway track.

More bad weather on Saturday caused further damage, with strong winds lifting the roof from a West Auckland factory and dumping it on power lines triggering power cuts.

The remains of Tropical Cyclone Hola follow less than three weeks after the last ex-cyclone hit the country.

A state of emergency was declared across large parts of New Zealand after the remains of Tropical Cyclone Gita slammed into the country on 20 February. 



North of the South Island was worst hit. Numerous schools forced to close and thousands of homes left without power.

The quick succession of ex-cyclones in New Zealand is being blamed on La Nina, the natural phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean.

La Nina is the slight cooling of the surface waters of the Pacific, which can have a dramatic effect on the weather around the world.

The current La Nina event has also been blamed for the flooding in Queensland and Western Japan’s coldest winter in 32 years.

La Nina is also known to bring an increased risk of tropical cyclones in New Zealand.</s>Chennai, Dec 02: Cyclone Nada makes landfall at 50 km wind speed near Nagapattinam. The Meteorological Department forecasts moderate rainfall in north coastal Tamil Nadu.

Up to 4 cm rain received in Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Puducherry. Chennai to receive light showers, says MeT department

The Cyclone has further weakened into a depression and is currently making landfall between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam, the MeT Department said.</s>An outstanding example of New Zealand Pinot, with fragrant crushed-violet and raspberry notes and silky finesse.</s>Chennai, December 12: Cyclone Vardah makes landfall near Chennai, heavy rain and wind speed of 100 km per hour forecast for the city. Strong winds and rains lashed the city and northern Tamil Nadu and people in low lying areas were evacuated to safer places.

According to officials, over 4,600 people were shifted to relief camps in four districts — Chennai, Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur and Villupuram.

The government readied boats for relief work. The landfall is expected by Monday afternoon.

Meanwhile, strong winds ravaged the city, felling trees. Many fell on the roads, blocking traffic.

The railways cancelled suburban rail services and diverted some long distance trains.

“As the wind speed is around 50 knots, it is not conducive to operate flights. Twenty flights have been diverted, nine flights got delayed and five were cancelled,” Chennai Airport Director Deepak Shastri told IANS.

The airport was, however, not closed, Shastri added.

The Met department predicted rainfall over south coastal Andhra Pradesh, north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry over the next 36 hours (till Wednesday).

The rainfall intensity would increase gradually, becoming heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-19 cm) at a few places, and isolated extremely heavy rainfall (less than equal to 20 cm) over Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu and Nellore and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh on Monday.

The weather department warned of squally winds reaching 50-60 kmph along and off Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coast, becoming 100-110 to 120 kmph during the time of landfall along and off Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu and in Nellore and Prakasam in Andhra Pradesh.

The tidal wave of about one metre height above the astronomical tide is very likely to inundate the low lying areas of Chennai, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts of Tamil Nadu and Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh during landfall.

Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu government has taken steps to meet the situation that may arise due to the cyclone.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Sunday reviewed the preparedness with ministers and officials.

The Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard were geared up to lend a elping hand.

The government declared a holiday for all government, government-aided private schools, colleges and other educational institutions in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvallur districts.

The Tamil Nadu government also advised private sector organisations to allow their workers to avail a holiday or work from home.</s>Wellington, Nov 10 (IANS) Bollywood songs have a fan following all around the globe and one got to view this madness when bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra arrived at the Christchurch airport and much to his surprise, was welcomed with kids performing on his popular tracks like “Ladki Beautiful” and “Kala Chashma” from his films.

“I was very ecstatic to see the kids perform on my songs with such a warm welcome,” the actor told IANS.

Sidharth has once again flown to New Zealand, to unwind from his hectic shoot schedule. Much to his surprise, ex-Black Cap cricketers Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum welcomed the actor for his second trip at the Christchurch airport.

And not to miss the young kids dressed in yellow glittery outfits dancing to the tunes of “Kala Chashma” and “Ladki Beautiful”. The actor was so overjoyed with this welcome that he took no second to join the troupe and show his dance moves.

“It feels great to be back to this beautiful country! The very start of my trip has been fantastic, I received such a warm welcome from Stephen and Brendon at the airport. I can’t wait to further explore New Zealand this time and have an amazing holiday,” said the actor, who further shared some selfie moments with his fans.

Sidharth, who is the brand ambassador of Tourism New Zealand, also expressed how proud he is to promote the country that is known for its scenic beauty, hospitality and adventure.</s>This page contains extension reviews, tutorials and case studies relating to New Zealand-specific payment solutions for online stores.

For assistance setting up a Kiwi WooCommerce store, get in touch with Silicon Dales today.</s>New Delhi, Oct 19: New Zealand’s cricket public now have a heightened expectation of performance from their national team, according to cricket boss David White.

He’s been disappointed with New Zealand’s form in India, which now runs at four straight defeats in test and ODI formats going into tonight’s second 50-over clash at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla.

However White doesn’t agree that unless they stop the rot they’ll have lost a chunk of goodwill with the fans before the start of the home international summer.

“I’m not sure about that,” White, who was in India for part of the test series, said yesterday.

“The team would agree they haven’t performed to the level they’d like to.

“Our fans have higher expectations now and that’s good. We accept that.

 That’s been on the back of what the team has done in the last two or three years.

“It is a challenge for our guys, they need to turn it around and I know (coach) Mike Hesson and (captain) Kane Williamson are desperate to do that.”

New Zealand are ranked third in the ODI game, one point and one place above India. That will change unless something dramatic changes within the New Zealand team, starting on Thursday night.

New Zealand’s ODI record at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground with its distinctive sloping grandstand at one end, is poor, played two ODIs, lost both, in 1994 and 1999.

 They’ve had a draw (1955) and loss (1965) in the two tests there.

India seem to be holding all the aces right now and New Zealand are in a funk. Once again the scrutiny will be on the batsmen.

The bowlers have been steady, the fielding tidy but the batsmen have let the group down repeatedly.

 Captain Kane Williamson, senior man Ross Taylor and opener Martin Guptill must deliver. Williamson is ranked fifth in the ODI game, Guptill, for all his red ball worries, is sixth and Taylor 14th.

Illness has kept veteran Indian lefthander Suresh Raina out of the second game in the series.

He is suffering a viral fever, then again you’d imagine India don’t really need him, based on their comprehensive win in Dharamsala on Sunday night.

Expect bowlers Trent Boult and Matt Henry, who sat out the opening ODI, to be in the frame for the game, on the basis of rotation in the early stages of a long season, with batting allrounder Anton Devcich and BJ Watling – the understudy to Luke Ronchi for the wicketkeeping job in the short forms – to get a chance at some point.

New Zealand were rolled for 190 with 6.1 overs unbowled in Dharamsala, the batting a major disappointment, save Tom Latham’s unbeaten 79 and Tim Southee’s lusty 55 late on.

It wasn’t as if the pitch was poor or the spinners were too good.

In fact with ace turners Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja sitting out the first three ODIs, India’s stand-ins were average.

Unfortunately New Zealand’s batting was worse and they had trouble coping with quality fast-medium bowling from Umesh Yadav and debutant Hardik Pandya.

Winning a first toss on tour would be handy, but New Zealand have no excuses now in a format they are generally good at.

Weather: Expected to be sunny with maximum temperature at 36 degree Celsius

New Zealand: (from) Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Ross Taylor, Anton Devcich, Corey Anderson, Jimmy Neesham, Luke Ronchi, BJ Watling, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Doug Bracewell, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.</s>In this post, we describe the main features of the New Zealand Post WooCommerce extension.
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Cyclone Hola makes landfall in New Zealand.