1 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: Cielder. 2 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 2: I'm Chelsea Daniels and this is a bonus episode of 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 2: The Front Page, a daily podcast presented by The New 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 2: Zealand Herald. The severe storm barreling towards the Upper North 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 2: Island has been upgraded to a tropical cyclone, but not 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 2: for long. It's been named tropical Cyclone tam And. While 7 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 2: its center is expected to remain west of capeery Younga, 8 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 2: forecasters are still warning of severe wind and rain over 9 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 2: the next twenty four hours. 10 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: With regards to rainfall a mount in Northland, we're expecting 11 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: rainfall amounts of about one hundred to one hundred and 12 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: fifty millimeters of rain on top of what has already 13 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 1: fallen and that goes until Thursday night. Regarding the wind 14 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: speed in that same region, we could see speed in 15 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: the region of about one hundred and twenty to about 16 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty that's is pur and for notton. 17 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: That is very very strong winds, especially from that wind direction. Again, 18 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: the exact numbers of the rainfall and the wind will 19 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: really see impactful once they start acting together. 20 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 2: For what you need to know about this storm, we're 21 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 2: joined now on the Front Page by NSID Herald reporter 22 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 2: Rachel Mayer. So, Rachel, what's the latest on the weather 23 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:28,839 Speaker 2: warnings for this cyclone. 24 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, Mittservice have just released a whole bunch of new ones, 25 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 3: so this is all coming from tropical cyclone. Tam MIT 26 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 3: Service expects it to be done growded to a storm 27 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 3: later this evening, but that doesn't mean it wants. You'll 28 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,199 Speaker 3: pack a punch. So we've got one hundred and twenty 29 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 3: kilometer winds expected in Auckland and Northland. For context, the 30 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 3: Auckland have a bread shuts down when there's ninety kilometer winds, 31 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 3: so that's quite big. Two hundred and fifty millimeters of 32 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 3: rain expected in Coloramandel tomorrow. That's over twenty four hours, 33 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 3: so that's a lot. Already, we have hundreds of in 34 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 3: Northland without power, several road closures in the far North 35 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 3: due to slips and trees down. We also have a 36 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 3: major highway down South closed Stack Highway five due to 37 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 3: a slip. Officials right now are saying just be safe, 38 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 3: drive for the conditions, clear your gutters and only travel 39 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 3: if absolutely necessary. If you're in the Northland, Auckland Corimandal 40 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 3: regions at the moment. 41 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 4: It's a good time to check what emergency reading the 42 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 4: supplies you may have because if the power goes, Yeah, 43 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 4: you know, have you got a torch in a radio 44 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 4: just to be able to listener on things. 45 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: In terms of travel warnings or the need to prepare homes. 46 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 2: I know you mentioned the gutters, but also it's probably 47 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 2: good to have like a go bag ready just in 48 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: case you're evacuated. Hey. 49 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, several defense have come out, especially in northern Auckland. 50 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 3: Those areas have been hit by wild where over the 51 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 3: last few years were seen major flooding due to Cyclon Gabrielle, 52 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 3: the Auckland Anniversary floods. So a lot of people in 53 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 3: those areas will know to do now, have that go 54 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:05,399 Speaker 3: bag ready, strap down your trampoline, strap down your outdoor furniture, 55 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 3: clear your gutters and be prepared. 56 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 4: It is going to be quite messy, windy and wet, 57 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 4: so allow that a little bit of extra time for travel, 58 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 4: or perhaps delay travel a little bit because we know 59 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 4: that the wind is going to start improving on Friday. 60 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: So in terms of timings, when should we likely see 61 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 2: the worst of this storm. 62 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, So at around ten am on Wednesday, the troupical 63 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,839 Speaker 3: cyclone tam was sitting around four hundred and fifty kilometers 64 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 3: west of New Caledonia at that point, met Service is 65 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 3: saying it's traveling at a speed of around thirty five 66 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 3: kilometers an hour south towards New Zealand. It's expected to 67 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 3: be for us to start feeling the worst of the 68 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 3: impacts at around seven pm, where it's going to be 69 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 3: setting a few hundred kilometers west of New Zealand. Now, 70 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 3: as I've said, Mitservice is not only downgrading this to 71 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 3: a storm, but in fact it's not only meant to 72 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 3: be hitting New Zealand, but it absolutely should not be 73 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: counted out. We're still going to have major effects from 74 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,839 Speaker 3: the storm. It will pack a punch. People should still 75 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 3: be prepared and not counted out just because of that. 76 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 2: Thanks for joining us, Rachel. 77 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: Thank you. 78 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 2: That's it for this episode of The Front Page. You 79 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 2: can read more about today's stories and extensive news coverage 80 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 2: at enziherld dot co dot nz. The Front Page is 81 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,799 Speaker 2: produced by Ethan Sills and Richard Martin, who is also 82 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 2: our sound engineer. I'm Chelsea Daniels. Subscribe to the Front 83 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 2: Page on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts and 84 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: tune in tomorrow for another look behind the headlines.