Multimedia journalist·NZ Herald·
25 Oct, 2026 04:00 PM3 mins to read
Heavy rain could cause hazardous driving conditions as holidaymakers head home today. Photo / Fin Ocheduszko Brown
Severe weather splits the country on Labour Day, with holidaymakers facing storm clouds or sunshine for the drive home today.
The South Island faces the roughest return journey, with heavy rain in western ranges and northwesterly gusts reaching 130km/h in Canterbury’s high country and plains.
Further north, Auckland and Waikato
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Source: New Zealand Herald · Tom Eley
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