Civil defence emergency declared in Thames-Coromandel, warning for Aucklanders tomorrow.

Volume and intensity of rain is expected to cause flooding issues throughout Dunedin.

Residents should clear gutters and drains as up to 15mm of rain could fall in an hour.

Time to get out your gumboots and umbrellas with wet weather on the way.

Flood-stricken Bay of Plenty among many areas in line to get more wet weather.

The boys built a shelter to keep warm over night and chewed on ferns for nourishment

Enjoy the sun while you can, rain is back from Wednesday

Floodwaters or sanitation concerns, or both, are keeping Edgecumbe residents away.

Enjoy the fine weather while it lasts as another storm is set to move over the country.

The order came around 8.30am - Made with funding from NZ On Air

Devastation wreaked by ex-Cyclone Debbie sends the country into cleanup mode today.

The power has been restored to most of South Auckland, as a month of rain fell in 24 hours

Chaos as Cyclone Debbie's tail hammers NZ with heavy rain.

Motorists are urged to take care on the way home - but the worst is to come tomorrow.

Wild weather is hitting the Whanganui region. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A school is being evacuated and flooding is hitting lots of areas in in the North Island.

Heavy rain is expected across NZ this week in the wake of Cyclone Debbie

Heavy rain led to flash flooding south of Auckland on Wednesday.

A warm, sunny week is expected across the North Island before the weather takes a turn for the worse on Friday.

The weekend will be mainly fine across the country.

Autumn's cooler temperatures starting to settle in - but sunshine continues.

Aucklanders have beaten the target of using less than 400 million litres of water by 10 million litres.

The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.

An incredible 130mm of rain has fallen in the Coromandel Ranges in the past 24 hours.

No major damage from yesterday's storm, but there's more on the way.

Rainfall levels 'off the charts' as upper North Island prepares for a second big drenching this week.

Continuing low raises a series of challenges for winemakers in the region.

Whangamata one of worst-hit towns after most serious storm in decades strikes.

Several roads remain closed due to flooding, slips and fallen trees, specifically in the Kawakawa Bay and Clevedon areas.

Weather watches or warning are in place for most of the upper North Island as more rain is forecast over the week.