Hmm, this is the part of the country we're moving to in a couple of months … The future for Northland weather: Storm alerts are 'the new normal' | RNZ News:

This year has already brought almost every possible weather extreme to Northland, with record rain hot on the heels of a drought, a cyclone and even a tornado. Are Northlanders experiencing a new normal? Is this a sign of things to come? Or just par for the course in a region that's always had its share of extremes?