Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and Emergency Management are warning Aucklanders to prepare for Cyclone Gabrielle.
The tropical storm is expected to hit Northland from Sunday and bring strong gales, heavy rain and big waves to the upper North Island on Monday and Tuesday.
Hundreds of residents across the region are displaced and the clean up is ongoing following the floods two weeks ago.
Auckland Emergency Management Deputy Controller Rachel Kelleher spoke to Māni Dunlop.
