Photos: Heat and High water

Here are some of our Herald photographers’ best weather photos from 2018.

**Image 1 of 7:** Nicole Bland (left) and her brother Shane Bland, both from Auckland, endured a soggy camping trip in Whitianga last summer. Photo / Alan Gibson

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**Image 1 of 7:** Nicole Bland (left) and her brother Shane Bland, both from Auckland, endured a soggy camping trip in Whitianga last summer. Photo / Alan Gibson

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**Image 2 of 7:** Laurie Mirko sloshes through floodwaters after a storm lashed Kaiaua in January. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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**Image 2 of 7:** Laurie Mirko sloshes through floodwaters after a storm lashed Kaiaua in January. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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**Image 3 of 7:** Joggers make their way through flooding and unfavourable weather along Tamaki Drive on a February morning.Photo / Brett Phibbs

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**Image 3 of 7:** Joggers make their way through flooding and unfavourable weather along Tamaki Drive on a February morning.Photo / Brett Phibbs

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**Image 4 of 7:** Taulu Pona, 8, cools off with a water cannon at the Waterview Reserve playground. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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**Image 4 of 7:** Taulu Pona, 8, cools off with a water cannon at the Waterview Reserve playground. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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**Image 5 of 7:** In March members of Seido Karate Tauranga enjoyed the novelty of a session in the surf at Mount Maunganui. Photo / Alan Gibson

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**Image 5 of 7:** In March members of Seido Karate Tauranga enjoyed the novelty of a session in the surf at Mount Maunganui. Photo / Alan Gibson

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**Image 6 of 7:** Barbora Strycova cools down at January's ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland. Photo / Greg Bowker

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**Image 6 of 7:** Barbora Strycova cools down at January's ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland. Photo / Greg Bowker

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**Image 7 of 7:** Fog blankets the suburb of Sandringham as the winter sun rises, as seen from the summit of Mt Albert. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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**Image 7 of 7:** Fog blankets the suburb of Sandringham as the winter sun rises, as seen from the summit of Mt Albert. Photo / Jason Oxenham

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Image 1 of 7: Nicole Bland (left) and her brother Shane Bland, both from Auckland, endured a soggy camping trip in Whitianga last summer. Photo / Alan Gibson

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