Cyclone Vaianu: 11 - 12 April 2026

Weather update

• Auckland is under an Orange heavy rain warning from 2am - 2pm Sunday 12 April

• Auckland is under an Orange heavy wind warning from 9pm Saturday 11 April - 6pm Sunday 12 April

Keep up to date with weather updates on metservice.com

Follow the guidance from Auckland Emergency Management for how you and your whānau can plan and prepare for this emergency.

Support and next steps

With the expected weather system approaching, we have proactively set up the following:

• An incident team is working shifts to monitor the situation 24/7.

• We have a large contingent of staff on call.

• We are staffing critical water treatment plants 24/7.

• We have generators stored at yards ready for deployment.

Watercare network update

• At this stage our service network is working as expected.

• We will be updating this page with any significant issues or disruptions.

• Please report any issues you notice, such as overflowing manholes and other water network issues, here.