Weather: Heavy rain, strong winds to batter New Zealand before Christmas
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Heavy rain and strong winds set to batter region
At 10.15am, MetService weather radar detected thunderstorms near Matamata, Waharoa and the Kaimai Range. An active low-pressure system…