Most of the country can expect a warm and dry start to 2020.

The couple were boarded into their hotel room as the cyclone caused havoc.

Get beach ready - more fine and sunny days expected this week.

Tragedy played out over VHF radio.

It'll be a dry - weather-wise at least - welcome into 2020 for most.

It'll be a sweet start to 2020.

Tis the season for endless fronts.

If it forms it will be named Tropical Cyclone Sarai.

Relax, it's going to be a nice Christmas Day.

Poor weather likely to thwart further efforts to locate the two victims again today.

After days of sun the City of Sails will start to cloud over today with chance showers.

Put the jandals and sun umbrellas away for now, NZ.

Hundred of tourists scrambling to find accommodation after storm battering.

After the South Island was slammed by summer storm, the chaos shifts northward.

Wild weather evacuates residents, closes main roads.

Wanaka residents are preparing for potential flooding with rain warnings still in place.

Road closures to remain until lake levels drop.

Sandbags are going up in Wanaka.

Heavy rain is expected to lash the West Coast all week.

Temperatures set to soar on Wednesday.

A week of great weather looks to be nearing to a close as summer officially starts.

It'll be a mostly fine day for many in New Zealand, but rain is around the corner.

A low is making its way up from Southern Ocean and is due to hit early next week.

The weather is set to be fine all week, with a slight blip on Wednesday settling by Friday

New Zealand gets beautiful sunsets, high temperatures as Australia burns.

There is a number of heavy rain and strong wind watches and warnings for the South Island.

Most of the northern and eastern coast of the North Island will enjoy a sunny weekend.

Aucklanders can brace for more wild weather today as more thunderstorms predicted.

Heavy thunderstorms with epic hail hit Auckland's eastern coast, Thames and Coromandel.