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Fierce weather on the way
A storm set to blast much of the country over the next three days with wind, waves, hail and snow was…
Warning issued ahead of big freeze
Civil Defence and emergency services have urged New Zealanders to prepare for the worst as a ferocious…
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WeatherWatch: (June 14) Large Tasman Low moving in
A large but sluggish Tasman Sea low is moving in towards…
Worst flooding in close to 40 years
Floodwaters have "scoured" rural roads across Otago, as the region struggles to cope with the aftermath of the worst flooding…
Polar blast to bring heavy snow
There will be a brief reprieve today for towns cleaning up from yesterday's floods as they prepare for the threat of "blizzard…
Foul weather heads north
Snow could reach as far north as Coromandel and the Kaimai Ranges later this week as a huge winter storm looks set to batter…
No escape from winter blast - forecaster
Nowhere in NZ will escape a huge winter storm that is expected to bring bitterly cold weather to many regions, as heavy…
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Evacuation, warnings after second landslip
Another slip caused a home to be evacuated early this morning in the Tasman district, just 12 hours…
Flooding, power cuts stretch services
Residents were evacuated from their Titirangi Beach home after a landslide took a tree through the roof during a busy afternoon…
Victim of deadly slip named
Police have released the name of the woman who died when a landslide engulfed her home near Kaiteriteri yesterday afternoon…
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Nelson landslip kills one
A severe weather warning has been issued for the Bay of Plenty, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago and Westland regions…
One dead in house collapse
Rescue crews believe they heard cries for help from a woman trapped in her home after it was destroyed…
Heavy rain for much of NZ over weekend
Low pressure over the Tasman Sea will bring rain to much of New Zealand during the second half of the weekend, MetService…
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Weather: Cold change delayed
The cold snap is still coming – but latest computer models show a high east of NZ is likely to slow everything down – with…
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Another wintry snap coming
The week ahead will see mostly settled weather as a high moves in over the North Island and parts of the South. However…
Tornado scar seen from space
The path of last month’s devastating tornado through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore is revealed as a scar across the…
Army called in as toll rises
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Germany dispatched thousands of soldiers yesterday to help cities and towns cope with flooding from…
National
Internet troll's sentencing adjourned
Tristan Barker - whose father Michael is a former drummer for Split Enz - appeared in the Rotorua District Court today charged…
Environment
Editorial: Cut snapper limit to build up species
Editorial: It's time recreational fishers thought about the sustainability of snapper stock, as the species' number around…
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