Planes are delayed, communities cut off, and the Auckland Harbour Bridge may close as Cyclone Cook's fury is unleashed across New Zealand.
Conditions are expected to be so hazardous, the MetService is advising people to seriously consider altering Easter travel plans and not to "take any chances".
This morning the cyclone was 180 nautical miles northeast of the country and expected to make landfall about 6pm.
Gusts are expected to reach 150km/h as it moves down to Wellington by tomorrow morning.
Cyclone Cook is being regarded as the worst storm New Zealand has seen in generations.
The NZ Transport Agency warned it may have to shut the Auckland harbour bridge if wind speeds get high on this afternoon, while Air New Zealand advised travelers to anticipate delays and cancellations across its network.
In the Coromandel Peninsula people living in low‑lying areas were being asked to self‑evacuate.
Source: NZ Herald
