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![Sunny start to Easter weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sunny start to Easter weekend
The Easter weekend gets off a sunny start for most of the country today, but cloud and drizzle are on the way for Sunday Easter egg hunts.
![Plenty of sunshine for holiday weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plenty of sunshine for holiday weekend
Kiwis have more than chocolate eggs to look forward to this long Easter weekend, with mostly fine weather forecast for the country.
![Cyclone Pam: Live updates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cyclone Pam: Live updates
Live updates of Cyclone Pam's impact in New Zealand and the aftermath in devastated Pacific Island nations.
![Pam: Kiwis unaccounted for in Vanuatu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pam: Kiwis unaccounted for in Vanuatu
Volunteer Service Abroad said it could still not account for four Kiwi volunteers in Vanuatu.
![Vanuatu - dozens feared dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vanuatu - dozens feared dead
Dozens are feared dead on Vanuatu and up to 10,000 are homeless in the wake of Cyclone Pam.
![Pam moves closer to NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pam moves closer to NZ
Tropical Cyclone Pam is slowly weakening as it approaches NZ, but will still be "a very powerful tropical cyclone" as it passes the country within a few hundred kilometres.
![Cyclone Pam: Civil Defence's NZ advice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cyclone Pam: Civil Defence's NZ advice
Gisborne Civil Defence says local residents should be prepared for strong winds, large sea surges, coastal erosion, some rain and power loss.
!['Too close for comfort'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Too close for comfort'
Residents in parts of New Zealand expected to face Cyclone Pam need to get prepared for the storm.
![Warning as cyclone nears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Warning as cyclone nears
A severe tropical cyclone, which may become a supercyclone, could be down-graded before it reaches NZ, but warnings are still being issued for residents to be prepared.
![Autumn starts with a sizzle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Autumn starts with a sizzle
Summer may officially be over but forecasters are predicting average to above average temperatures for most of the country over autumn.
!['Severe' thunderstorm warning for Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Severe' thunderstorm warning for Otago
Severe thunderstorms may hit Dunedin, North Otago and Clutha this afternoon bringing heavy rain and hail as large as 20mm to some areas, MetService warns.
![Mercury soars as summer heat sets in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mercury soars as summer heat sets in
Summer is hitting full force, with temperatures rising above 27C north of Auckland and farmers bracing for drought.
![Wet night awaits New Year revellers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wet night awaits New Year revellers
A wet countdown to 2015 is in store for most, with forecasters predicting rain across the country on New Year's Eve.
![Auckland's fog delays flights across NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland's fog delays flights across NZ
Around 30 flights were delayed and three were cancelled as fog caused disruption at Auckland Airport this morning.
![An unusually cool summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
An unusually cool summer
The country has had the coolest start to summer in almost a decade. Temperatures around the main cities on Monday were well below the median for the past decade.
![Wet weather ahead for election day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wet weather ahead for election day
Voters will need to wrap up warm and bring raincoats and brollies to get to the ballot box on Saturday as the weekend weather looks set to be cold and wet.
![Weather chaos fears eased](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weather chaos fears eased
Fears about weather chaos over the North Island have eased this afternoon with the Metservice lifting a dozen severe weather warnings.
![Heavy weekend rain: Flooding risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heavy weekend rain: Flooding risk
Heavy rain over the top of the country during the weekend could cause high river levels, flooding and slips, forecasters warn.
![Man for all seasons fronts up for TV One](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man for all seasons fronts up for TV One
TV One's weather stalwart Jim Hickey will soon have a new colleague in the weather room, as former MetService forecaster Daniel Corbett joins the team.
![Snow forces school closures in Dunedin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Snow forces school closures in Dunedin
Snow has fallen to low levels in the South overnight, forcing the closure of many schools and prompting calls for care by motorists.
![Gale-force winds hammer deep south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gale-force winds hammer deep south
Gale-force winds are hammering the lower South Island this morning as a front moves over the country, bringing a cold change that is likely to dump snow to sea level.
![Warmer, windier winter weather](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Warmer, windier winter weather
The last month of winter could be more like spring, with warmer, windier weather, forecasters say.