Photo: Supplied/ MetService

People in the Bay of Plenty and from Waikato northwards are being warned to batten down the hatches for a wild Boxing Day, with a slow moving storm front expected to shift north from the South Island.

Thunderstorms could be on the way for those regions, with localised downpours and gusts up to 90 km/h from the afternoon of 26 December, MetService said.

A yellow heavy rain watch was also issued by forecasters f

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