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Golden Bay cleans up after worst flood in 150 years

Major South Island roads remain closed by flooding after a storm that swept through New Zealand yesterday.

Windy blast taste of things to come

A major storm has swept right through the country, leaving warm, summer temperatures for the rest of the week.

Wild weather forces campers to retreat

A popular beach was blasted by rain and blustery winds yesterday, causing some campers to cut short their holidays and leave.

Hundreds evacuated as towns go under

Entire Queensland towns have been inundated and more could go under in a deluge that's swamped the state makes its way towards the sea.

Mass evacuations as Queensland floods

Mass evacuations are under way across flooded Queensland with disasters declared in the inland towns of Theodore, Dalby and Chinchilla.

Soaking 'cancels' Qld's fire season

EU delivers ultimatum to airports

The EU criticised airport operators yesterday for failing to deal adequately with the heavy snow and freezing weather.

Heavy rains could hit North Island

Haiti: Storm gathers strength

Haiti braces for Hurricane Tomas

<i>Weather Watch</i>: Wintry weather has ended

I was having a discussion with someone the other day who predicts the weather in more of an alternative way than I do and was claiming that winter is still well and truly with us.

Super Typhoon slams into Philippines

Super Typhoon Megi has killed 10 people in the Philippines, creating a wasteland of fallen trees in the north and sending thousands scrambling to safety in near-zero visibility.

Hints of Bola in the offing

Flooded roads leave Gisborne virtually isolated

Heavy rain has left Gisborne virtually cut off, with surface flooding closing roads and forcing the evacuation of homes.

Families evacuated as floods hit

'Extreme caution' urged as heavy rains persist

Heavy rain is lashing the North Island's East Coast, leaving dozens of homes without power and closing rural schools and roads.