Monday’s weather man backing up on a Friday - One rare red and 22 orange rain and wind alerts have been issued across the North Island, as the “multi-hazard”, potentially life-threatening Cyclone Vaianu approaches New Zealand. The red alert is a severe strong wind warning for Coromandel and Great Barrier Island from 5am to 6pm on Sunday, with wind gusts expected to hit 140km/h. 

<p>Monday&rsquo;s weather man backing up on a Friday - One rare red and 22 orange rain and wind alerts have been issued across the North Island, as the &ldquo;multi-hazard&rdquo;, potentially life-threatening Cyclone Vaianu approaches New Zealand. The red alert is a severe strong wind warning for Coromandel and Great Barrier Island from 5am to 6pm on Sunday, with wind gusts expected to hit 140km/h.&nbsp;</p>

Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.

<p>Jamie Mackay delivers your daily fix of everything going on in NZ's biggest industry, along with a generous side-serve of news, sports and politics. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport.</p>

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The Country 10/04/26: Phil Duncan talks to Jamie Mackay

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