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Cold nights and showers ahead for Hawke's Bay.
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'There’s still a little bit of uncertainty with this system.'
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Cyclone Gabrielle's devastation is still being felt across NZ - but now there is hope.
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Iwi leader Selwyn Parata wants action, not more kōrero.
Make the most of the fine days, sub-tropical low tracks towards country again
The tropical storm is expected to bring more rain and strong gales for the North Island.
Heavy rain and severe gales due to lash parts of country this week
Both islands are in for a mixed bag of weather conditions this week.
Extremely severe cyclone set to hit world's largest refugee camp
Thousands of people living along the western coast of Rakhine State have been evacuated.
Bone-chilling morning: Temps drop to -2.6 but beautiful sunshine on the way
No wind, snow or rain alerts are in place for New Zealand as the weekend begins.
New tempest in wings as forecaster says make most of weekend's fine weather
It'll be a great weekend to mow lawns ahead of a new storm threatening to bring more rain.
BoP weather: Caution urged after further slips
The region is in clean-up mode after heavy rain.
'Thought it was a possum': Dozens of 'odd-looking' birds fall from sky
Fallen muttonbirds have reportedly been found in Southland, the Queenstown area and Otago.
Local hapū and whānau place rāhui after teen dies in 'harrowing' cave incident
Karnin Ahorangi Peter died after a group of students were trapped in Abbey Caves.
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Study suggests intriguing trigger for climate driver linked to years of warm, wet weather.
Abbey Caves tragedy: School board breaks silence; Educators say now's the time for aroha - not blame
Leaders in the Te Tai Tokerau education community are focused on supporting the whānau.
Disaster-fatigued? How to manage the mental impacts of storms
An expert explains the signs of disaster fatigue to watch out for after the latest storm.
Whanganui hit with rain and single-digit temperatures
Temperatures got as low as 2.2C in Waiouru.
‘Never seen it here in Auckland’: Workers get icy smoko surprise
'It looked like Christchurch, you know, very snowy, bright white.'
Auckland's state of emergency ends but thunderstorms loom after 1250 lightning strikes
A polar blast is being felt across the country with snow falling on both islands.
BoP road information, latest rainfall amounts
The region is in clean up mode after days of rain.
‘Heightened anxiety’: The psychological impact of extreme weather
North Islanders were again on high alert this week.
Floods, closed roads a stark reminder of Northland’s vulnerability
Officials feared for Moerewa and Ōtiria but flooding subsided in time.