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Worker trapped by falling shipping container walks away unscathed

Worker trapped by falling container discharged from hospital and doing "all right".

North Island braces for severe thunderstorms, tornadoes

Severe thunderstorm watch in place from Taranaki to Northland until midnight tonight.

Roof from The Cloud ripped to shreds from storm; 1700 lightning strikes

High winds have ripped off a preschool's roof and lightning has struck a tree.

Thunderstorms and strong winds may hit Auckland, upper North Island

Heavy snow warnings are in place for Canterbury, North Otago and Dunedin.

Wild weather: Auckland braces for more power cuts as thunder storm looms

Vector has crews on standby in the event on further power outages today.

Hundreds of lightning strikes: Wild weather lashes country

Vector is readying power crews in Auckland as the active cold front approaches.

Heavy rain, thunderstorms to hit Sunday

Heavy rain and possibly thunderstorms are expected to arrive in Auckland at midday.

Officials change tune: Nelson St to remain closed this week

Auckland Transport now says Nelson St to remain closed until next week at least.

Judith Collins sues couple, council over landslip

MP Judith Collins is suing a Nelson couple and the city's council over a 2011 landslip.

Mysterious flashing lights reported all over Northland

In the past 24 hours there has been about 32 lightning strikes offshore of Northland.

Westland clean-up: Rubbish being retrieved, bridge repairs underway

Power restored to Haast, as storm clean-up expected to take weeks.

Wild weather: Severe thunderstorm watch and chance of small tornado

Severe thunderstorms are expected in Northland, Auckland, and the Coromandel.

Grim global climate report: Drought, rising seas, millions displaced

A dramatic new stocktake shows climate change is here - and now affecting millions of us.

66-year-old swept away by floodwaters named

Aerial photos reveal staggering damage caused by the torrents of water.

Elderly woman dies in flood waters on West Coast

A woman's body has been found on the banks of a flooded West Coast river.

Climate change in Auckland: heat, disease and rising seas

City of Sails could see an equivalent three months of extra-hot days - within a century.

Are more tropical cyclones coming?

Tropical cyclones brewing north of New Zealand come with severe weather warnings.

Violent storms leave clues in their wake

Scientists hope storms leave clues on severe weather's world impact.