Damien O'Connor has extended drought classification to Otago and Southland.

You think it's been hot so far this summer? Wait till tomorrow.

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Kiwis are facing a muggy, wet remainder of the summer.

Uh-oh. Higher than normal rainfall forecast for most of the country in the next two weeks.

Extreme weather insurance bill for first 7 months of 2017 came in at $242 million.

Lightning has been peppering the Waikato and Bay of Plenty today.

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Auckland and Northland are still set for windy and wet thanks to La Niña.

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Researchers have found 'nationally significant' marine habitats at Kapiti Island.

Northern areas could be hammered by heavy rain next week, while the south could get snow.

Water quality in cities was twice as bad as on farmland, Nick Smith said today.

Some orchardists using windmills, frost fans and overhead irrigation to combat a freeze.

A climate scientist gives a 25 per cent chance of Tropical Cyclone Donna visiting NZ.

Whangaparaoa was drenched with nearly five times its normal April rainfall, figures show.

If it feels like it's been the most rain-soaked April ever, weather books have the proof.

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A school is being evacuated and flooding is hitting lots of areas in in the North Island.

It is expected to pour with rain today.

The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

Kiwis "must be vigilant" about swimming in our rivers, a freshwater scientist says, with data often showing high levels of E. coli in waterways.

Climate change scientists have projected continued global greenhouse gas emissions would heat Northland heat up more than other regions

Northland farmers are facing drier than normal conditions.

Heavy rain and wind is forecast to batter the upper South Island and lower North Island this afternoon.

Summer likely to be wetter than average according to long-term Niwa forecast.

Hotter than average temperatures can be expected across the entire country over the next three months - but the warm won't come without rain.

A weather balloon with cameras attached has captured a stunning view of Central Otago from the sky.

A wetter summer season is on the cards for the upper North Island - but that doesn't mean people should go cancelling their Coromandel holiday plans.