Metservice is assuring us it will not be as severe as yesterday's storm.

Christchurch and Queenstown to get the cold tonight.

Warnings of a chilly night quickly changed to reports of 100km/h winds in Auckland.

Weekend weather is looking mild across the country, but cold creeps in next week.

A fine day with relatively warm temperatures is forecast around the country today

Prepare for long trips home if you're heading back to main centres tomorrow.

Another tropical cyclone could bring another spell of bad weather for New Zealand.

Gisborne, Napier and Hastings are the only main centres set to get clear skies today.

The south suffers but north in for a nice day.

Eastern parts of North Island - from Northland to Gisborne - appear to be in Hola's path.

Tropical Cyclone Hola has weakened but still has New Zealand in its sights.

Wet weather in the east and (mostly) fine in the west.

Twenty-eight millimetres of rain fell in Napier in an hour early on Tuesday night.

Three separate forecasting models for Cyclone Hola predict the storm is likely to hit.

Only a handful of areas will see heavy rain this week with many more getting fine weather.

Some parts of the south may be in for rain, but the rest of the country is better off.

The month broke rainfall records in two cities with two cyclones causing huge impact.

Blenheim Airport recorded 199mm, or four times the normal amount of rain for the area.

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A "trifecta" of big drivers combined to make this summer what will be NZ's hottest ever.

Auckland is set to return to hot, muggy nights.

Cyclones can create ideal surfing conditions, says Mount enthusiast Andy Jordan.

The storm has split in two and continues to ravage Canterbury and the lower South Island.

Some Tasman residents remain cut off as the country cleans up after ex-cyclone Gita.

Cyclone Gita is barrelling into New Zealand, with the worst predicted yet to come.

Flights have been cancelled and roads are closed as Cyclone Gita begins to be felt.

It's time for managers and employees to start talking about what to do tomorrow.

As the ex-tropical cyclone bears down, be prepared, forecasters warn.

"Hurricane force winds" possible when Gita hits New Zealand.

Gita is set to hit NZ this week - and could be the most southern-travelling cyclone ever.