It's going to be an absolute scorcher today as temperatures soar into the 30s.

New Zealanders are struggling for relief with uncomfortably high overnight temperatures.

Flash flooding on Auckland's North Shore as thunder cell moves over region.

Temperatures stayed above 20C in Wellington last night – 7C warmer than usual for January.

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One person has died and at least eight other people have been injured in serious crashes.

Another spell of wet weather is expected to saturate western and northern NZ.

Virus will be pitted against pathogen in a new effort to help our hard-working honeybees.

People in the Far North were treated to some flashy space fireworks late last night.

Four seasons in one country - heat, thunderstorms and rain on way.

Record "marine heatwave" could fuel a low-pressure system forecast to hit NZ next week.

A dozen homes in the Hauraki District have been marked as uninhabitable.

Uh-oh. Higher than normal rainfall forecast for most of the country in the next two weeks.

We don't feel "slow slip" quakes. But they could be priming fault zones for future jolts.

Diver Leroy Smith's body was found near where he went missing at a Masterton beach.

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Scientists have begun a sprawling health check of hundreds of New Zealand lakes.

Storm-damaged Half Moon Bay ferry terminal has been deemed safe by engineers.

There will be showers for most of the country next week; no severe weather is forecast.

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Heavy winds are set to batter the lower half of the country until mid-afternoon.

The north has been left battered and waterlogged - and there's even more to come.

Auckland woman describes the "freaky" moment lightning hit the ute she was in.

Roads are swamped and downed trees cause big problems as storm nears landfall.

There's still 24 hours of wild weather as the storm crosses the country.

Coromandel, Auckland, Waitomo and the Bay of Plenty are about to be hit by strong winds.

Here's what's happening as a sub-tropical storm closes in on New Zealand.

Campers are being told to get to higher ground as rain starts falling in Northland.

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