Winter's final act: Thunderstorms, gales, wind, rain to lash NZ across next 72 hours
An air mass from Australia will also bring warmer days and milder nights for parts.
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Community newsletter column sparks $7K council investigation
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Backpacker manager posing as physio indecently assaulted tourists during ‘massages’
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Korean ski team including Olympian involved in triple-fatal Canterbury crash
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Dozens of pride flags cut down in Queenstown
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Three people dead after 4WD and people-mover collide head-on in South Canterbury
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