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'Like a freight train': Tornado slams woman against house
A Taranaki farmer has described how a tornado tore through his house.

Watch: Taranaki tornado tosses trampoline into vehicle, powerlines down
New Plymouth residents reporting giant hail stones.

Wild weather: The Cloud in tatters, lightning hits house
It was a busy night for the Fire Service in Auckland last night.

Focus: Fierce winds and heavy rain leave Auckland’s Cloud in tatters
Focus: Fierce winds and heavy rain leave Auckland’s Cloud in tatters. Video / Jason Oxenham

'War zone': Tornado tears off roof, doors in St Heliers
Tornado tears off neighbour's roof.

Focus: Wild weather rips roofs from houses and Auckland event venue
Wild weather overnight in Auckland has ripped roofs from houses and the large scale event venue The Cloud.

Winter, again: Another weekend of snow, rain and thunderstorms
There's snow and heavy rain warnings and watches across a large swathe of the country.

Severe thunderstorms, 'large hail and damaging winds' to hit central NZ
Wellington and central NZ can expect very heavy rain and potential flash flooding at 9pm.

Hunker down! Tornadoes, storms, power cuts expected
Batten down the hatches, a storm is brewing!

Your weather: Snow, stormy and sunny - find out where
If you're in Auckland, "it's best to make the most of it this morning".

'Storm hacker': Police charge man who allegedly leaked Vector customer info
Vector claimed an unknown hacker accessed personal customer information last April.

MetService Weather National: August 9th - 11th
A low pressure rolling in from the West is expected to cause thunderstorms and strong winds. Video / MetService.

MetService Weather National: August 9th - 10th
MetService Weather National: August 9th - 10th

Water shortage: Auckland needs twice as much rain to top up dams
The water saving message hasn't been getting through to everyone.

Weather: Warmer temperatures forecast - but so is rain
A west to northwest is bringing patches of rain and warmer temperatures today.

MetService Weather National: August 8th - 9th
MetService Weather National: August 8th - 9th

Storm brewing as weather officials disagree over 'giant storm' to affect NZ
There's disagreement between weather officials as to how much of an impact it will have.

Weather: Warmer today, but expect it to turn from tomorrow
Expect warmer and fine conditions today, but things start to turn from tomorrow.