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It could be a wet day ahead for many, MetService says. Audio

NZ Punjabi Multimedia Trust raises more than $12,000 for the Starship Foundation through a "radiothon".

About 50 firefighters have been tackling the blaze overnight, with reinforcements expected on scene at first light.

A raft of flights have been cancelled, with MetService warning of winds up to 150km/h.

Strong winds at a massive fire in the Canterbury high country have not caused any breakouts today, Fire and Emergency says.

Police say a woman who has been reported missing in Canterbury has been found deceased.

A Canterbury official says the Bridge Hill fire would be much worse were it not for wilding pine control efforts.

Drivers are being urged to take extra care on South Island roads, and warned that roads could close, as heavy rain and wind warnings spread orange and yellow across the MetService map.

Winds in the Canterbury high country are expected to get to gale force overnight, making the job of battling a massive fire in the Canterbury high country more challenging for firefighters.

Some members of the public were reported on the fringes of the exclusion zone around the fire at Cave Stream and were removed from the area with the assistance of police. Audio

MetService issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Selwyn district and Ashburton until 5.30pm.

Niki Dilley, a Canterbury man visiting New York, described the police investigation at his hostel as "scary but cool".

Strong norwesters are forecast across the east of New Zealand on Sunday, with severe downpours ahead for most of the West Coast.

The wildfire in Canterbury high country has grown to almost 1000 hectares as firefighters work to bring it under control.

Police do not believe that three missing climbers have survived a fall.

Firefighters plan to hit the Bridge Hill blaze hard over the weekend before conditions worsen next week.

The latest figures from ESR show 156 new cases were reported last week, up from 80.