After sweeping over Vanuatu's northern islands, and blustering through New Caledonia, Cyclone Donna has downsized to a category one, and is heading for New Zealand.
As it tracks south it is forecast to morph into a low-pressure system to the east of the North Island.
NIWA Weather says Donna will "re-strengthen upon extra tropical transition".
Forecaster WeatherWatch says a high to New Zealand's east could encourage Donna to track closer to the North Island, bringing heavy rain, gale winds and coastal swells at the weekend.
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