{"id":389141,"date":"2026-04-20T18:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/389141\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:46:07","slug":"weather-live-red-rain-warnings-all-day-for-flooded-wellington-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/389141\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather live: Red rain warnings all day for flooded Wellington region"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wellington region and Wairarapa have spent the night under a red heavy rain warning, with downpours expected to continue through to late Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Wellington was hit by widespread, damaging floods and landslides overnight on Sunday following a weekend of storms.<\/p>\n

Authorities are urging lower North Island residents to stay off the roads and evacuate if they feel unsafe as the rain continues.<\/p>\n

MetService said with continued rain over several days there was a possible threat to life from dangerous river conditions, significant flooding and slips.<\/p>\n

Follow the latest with RNZ’s liveblog above.<\/p>\n

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