As per reports, the Meteorology Service of New Zealand has issued warnings for disruptive weather conditions for Sunday (31 December).

• An orange alert for strong winds with speeds of 120 kilometres per hour (kmph) has been issued until 1400 hours (local time), Sunday (31 December), affecting Marlborough Sounds, Wellington, and Wairarapa south of Greytown.
• A heavy rainfall watch has been issued until 0500 hours on Monday (01 January) Taumarunui, Waitomo, northern Taranaki, northern Whanganui, and Taihape about and west of State Highway 1 including Tongariro National Park
• A thunderstorm watch has been issued until 2100 hours (local time), Sunday (31 December), with intensities of 25 to 40 millimetres per hour (mm/h) for Waikato, Waitomo, Taumarunui, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, and Taupo.