Cantabrians, get the gumboots out and batten down the hatches - significant heavy rain is expected in the region this weekend.
MetService is warning Canterbury is in for a drenching, with downpours also forecast for parts of the central North Island and possible severe gales for west coast of the South Island.
In Ashley in north Canterbury, dangerous river conditions and flooding are expected.
Christchurch-based weather commentator Richard Green joins Lisa Owen with the details.
Waka Kotahi is asking drivers to prepare for wet and windy conditions and potential disruptions on the roads this weekend.
It says the predicted rainfall could see some rivers to breach their flood banks and it will be actively monitoring the situation with maintenance crews out and about.
Also, drivers in the upper North Island - Bay of Plenty, Coromandel, Auckland and Northland - are being warned to take care as heavy swells could coincide with king tides.
