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Warnings of strong winds, heavy rains

Northland and Auckland could be in for wind gusts of 120km an hour and a small tornado while heavy rains are set to hit further south.

Flood warning for Waikato as seven-day low moves in

A large depression is moving towards the central North Island and Waikato, bringing with it plenty of rain.

New dust storm sweeps across NSW

Rain, thunder, gales and snow bring wintry deja vu

Families heading home from the school holidays are warned to expect delays as the weekend brings rain, thunder, gales and even snow to much of the country.

Tropical storm in Japan

Typhoon hits Japan

Red dust storm dumped 3m tonnes of soil in Tasman

At one point, an average of 75,000 tonnes of dust was being dumped each hour into the Tasman Sea, researchers say.

Thunderstorms for North Island tonight

The North Island has been warned to expect more thunderstorms tonight, and possibly tornadoes as well.

Tornado tears into country homes

When the Fire Service called John Weatherley and told him there was a problem at home he thought his house must have burned down.