MetService Severe weather: July 18th - 19th.

MetService National weather: July 18th - 20th.

MetService Christchurch weather: July 19th.

MetService Wellington weather: July 19th.

MetService Auckland weather: July 19th

Afterglow from eruption creating multi-coloured twilight above frozen continent.

'Climate models have shown that 40C is possible in the UK in the current climate.'

Roads, buildings and the runway at Pago Pago International Airport damaged.

MetService Christchurch weather: July 16th.

MetService National weather: July 15th - 17th.

After a week of wild weather, most Kiwis are expected to have some respite from rain.

Streams and rivers could rise rapidly and flooding and slips are possible.

MetService Severe weather: July 14th.

MetService National weather: July 14th - 16th.

MetService Christchurch weather: July 15th.

MetService Wellington weather: July 15th.

MetService Auckland weather: July 15th.

New gale, rain and road snow alerts are in place from Northland to central North Island.

A list of state highways are also impassable or obstructed by slips and flooding.

Waka Kotahi says road users will have to wait to be escorted over the hill.

Buller Electricity is cut off from the national grid - leaving the region without power.

MetService Severe weather: July 11th - 12th.

Severe Weather hits New Zealand. Video / Joel Beachman / Kelly Lightner / Supplied / NZ Herald

The country gets set for a downpour, Auckland smash and grabs leave customers in shock and a movement to lower the voting age goes to court in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Wild weather hit the North overnight, bringing down trees and flooding roads.

There are more than 40 weather watches and warnings across the country.

MetService Christchurch weather: July 14th

MetService Wellington weather: July 14th.

MetService Auckland weather: July 14th

MetService National weather: July 13th - 15th.