Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

Dust may be responsible for the widespread chlorination of the Napier water supply. After being chlorinated for the past couple of

The MetService has issued a severe weather watch for Northland with heavy rain expected to lash parts of the region today. Incidentally

High winds to bring more misery to fire crews fighting bush blazes today, but no rain where it is needed.

It's a question summer-deprived Wellingtonians couldn't be blamed for asking: Why is Australia sweltering in a heat wave while their own city hasn't broken 25C all season?

Fine conditions will welcome in the weekend for most of the country, but rain - sometimes heavy - is forecast to head our way on Sunday.

It's a perfect summer's day in Waitangi and Auckland, but messy weather with gales and rain are expected in some parts of the country.

Waitangi Day will be another cracker for most of New Zealand, but Wellington again misses out on any golden weather.

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Kiwis have not been treated to the usual warm temperatures that January brings, with the mercury sitting lower than the same time last year.

The search for second person, who is still missing after an inflatable boat capsized in a river on the Kapiti Coast, will resume this morning.

A shipping container weighing about 2.3 tonnes was hit by a midnight train after it was blown onto the main trunk railway at Otahuhu in the storm at the weekend.

The worst of the storm is over and the weather is set to improve this morning for most of New Zealand.

But the good news is that the bad weather should clear by Sunday and hopefully we'll be on track for some real summer feels.

The weather gods delivered a king-hit of heavy rains and high winds over the country yesterday, causing flash flooding and closing off roads due to slips.

Metservice says heavy rain and gales have eased as temperatures were set to take a wintry turn across the country.

Auckland and Northland are about to get much-needed rain with a line of thunderstorms off the coast of the North Island.

The summer "bomb low" is expected to continue to bring wild weather to the country today.

The worst of the West Coast's wet weather should be over by dawn tomorrow, says Hokitika weather observer Mark Crompton.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as the mid-week weather system hits.

Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as a power-packed, mid-week weather system hits.

Multiple severe weather warnings and watches were issued yesterday as a cold front looks set to put a dampener on summer.

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A fisherman plucked from Manukau Harbour after spending five hours in choppy waters has been discharged from hospital.

Temperatures in the 30s this week mean more work for Quality Roading Services (QRS) routine maintenance manager Gary Jones. He said