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Auckland crash: Congestion spanning for kilometres on Northwestern Motorway
Traffic is stretching from the Newtown Rd off-ramp all the way back to Rosebank Rd.

Tornado tears through Waikanae
A "mini tornado" has swept across Waikanae causing damage to properties. Video / Rodger Smith

Foggy debate: Do you use hot or cold air to defog your car?
One woman thought she could find the answer on TikTok but became more confused than ever.

Four-metre swells expected in parts as second storm set to hit
Heavy rain and thunderstorms are predicted for the North Island.

Flooding now unlikely in Ngongotahā after residents urged to prepare to evacuate
MetService said Rotorua experienced 21mm in just an hour in Rotorua between 2pm and 3pm

MetService National weather: May 30th - June 1st
MetService National weather: May 30th - June 1st.

Slips and some areas getting 40mm of rain in half an hour as heavy rain batters the North Island
A meteorologist said from 12.30pm to 1pm today Whitianga received 40mm of rain.

Kerikeri's Rainbow Falls in flood
30 May 2022. Kerikeri's Rainbow Falls in flood after a night of heavy rain. Video / Northern Advocate

Wild weather: Torrential rain floods Auckland motorway, warning for motorists
Metservice says a severe weather warning is in place from 6pm tonight.

Stormy Sunday: Thunderstorms, downpours, gales to lash north
Storm clouds laced with moist, humid air from the tropics are bearing down on NZ.

Red Weather: Spate of extreme events surprise forecasters
Six of MetService's seven 'red warnings' issued in past year a taste of climate change.

Disappearing act: Centre of Auckland vanishes under a thick veil of fog
Within the space of an hour Auckland was temporarily obscured.