Storm over Taupō #Vaianu
Minka on top of the rose pergola this afternoon on a much quieter weather day. The worst of Cyclone #vaianu passed us by here in the Far North. #photography #aotearoa #catsofMastodon #cat
The upside for HB with #Vaianu arriving is that Winnie the Poo cancelled his scheduled talk at Toitoi 🙌 #nzpol

Billiowing rain stopped but intermittently returns, wind fairly strong and gusty but not frighteningly so. South westerly. Currently 981 hPa after dropping to 979 an hour or two ago. Australian Magpie on the waste ground. A few cyclists and dog walkers on the path. A bright patch in the clouds which are now heading smartly east.

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A bit more wind now, and gusty, but not extreme, and maybe changing diection to southerly/ south westerly? Drizzle changed to light rain. 979 hPa.

I prefer sunny days but Aotearoa is somehow more authentic in a little rain.

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Forecast path of the storm has shifted eastwards a little. Landfall now most likely in western Bay of Plenty. Sorry, can't find a better link for this map.

https://rnz.liveblog.pro/lb-rnz/blogs/69d6cda20b86a1e63788a47e/index.html?liveblog._id=urn:newsml:localhost:2026-04-11T22:37:47.225173:b6d5ec99-5a4c-4bf6-b946-cf02a3cbec3c-%3Eeditorial

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Weekend weather blog (12 April)

Cyclone #vaianu seems to have missed us in the Far North. Just 18mm of rain overnight and no gale force winds - just gusty at times. This morning is breezy with a mix of clouds and sun. #weather

Currently only small gusts of wind, roughly south easterly, like eddies, and steady drizzle. 981* hPa though.

*Met service surface pressure charts say Auckland should be about 992-993 hPa but my anneroid barometer says 981 and my electronic one says 979. Maybe because i'm on the leeward side of the building?

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#Neuseeland: #Zyklon #Vaianu sorgt für Verhängung des Notstandes
Live weather: Warnings upgraded, more emergencies declared as Cyclone Vaianu arrives | RNZ News
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/592063/live-weather-warnings-upgraded-more-emergencies-declared-as-cyclone-vaianu-arrives
Live weather: Warnings upgraded, more emergencies declared as Cyclone Vaianu arrives

Local states of emergency have already been declared in Whakatane, Hawke's Bay and Waikato.

RNZ
Good luck in the Tropical #cyclone. #nz  #vaianu