WeatherWatch: (NOV 1) Calmer weekend on the cards

This weekend is looking sunnier, calmer and drier for the most part as air pressure evens out around the nation. Sunny, warm, weather is expected to kick off the weekend in eastern parts of the South Island where light frosts are even possible. On Sunday temps drop a little across parts of the South Island and showers or rain returns to the lower West Coast. For those desperately wanting rain in the north, there isn’t much in the forecast but a low in the Tasman Sea next week may bring a little wet weather to the north and west of New Zealand.

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'Am I Māori enough?'

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Madeline and Kylie

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Harawene statue mould found

The Rotorua Daily Post was there when the mould for the missing Harawene sculpture was found in storage at Casa Blanca Theatre.

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Harawene

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Infracore 2

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A car crashed down a bank off Sunset Rd this morning. Video / Andrew Warner

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Timothy Lee

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Kohanga's van stolen

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