Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is tracking towards the upper parts of the North Island.
The low-pressure storm has formed in the Coral Sea and could hit New Zealand by the end of the week.
The areas most likely to experience its extreme weather include Northland, Coromandel, and Auckland.
Those areas are still dealing with slips, wrecked homes, and other damage from the flooding and torrential rain.
The mayor of the Thames-Coromandel District Council Len Salt, and Auckland's deputy mayor Desley Simpson spoke to Māni Dunlop about how their areas were preparing for the storm.
