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Two days in dark: Internet and cellphone reception restored on West Coast
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Lightning causes forest fire, more than a thousand without power
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Cock-a-doodle don't! Woman convicted for rowdy roosters
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Storm havoc: Strong winds in South Island blow trucks off road
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Wild Wednesday: Rain, strong winds and snow to hit the country
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Residents dispute quarry samples showing no cause for concern
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Queenstown's green creek mystery could take weeks to solve
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Tourists shocked as Lake Wakatipu turns neon green
The council is urgently looking into the issue.
Wild weather: Auckland gales and snow in the south
Thunderstorms will light up North Island skies across the day before a wild weekend.
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'There's quite a cold air mass in circulation,' Metservice says.
'Significant cold break' could bring fresh dumping of snow nationwide
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New salmon catch limits aim to help save wild Chinook species
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