The Metservice is warning rain, wind, and possible thunderstorms are on the way to Wellington for tonight and tomorrow.

Police are checking that people have a legitimate reason to be in quake-hit areas.

More rain on the way for Wellington.

The Prime Minister's bodyguards directed traffic around a high rise close to collapse, slips caused traffic chaos and homes were evacuated in capital.

A string of motorists is stranded on State Highway 2 as authorities across the Wellington region prepare for evacuations.

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Skywatchers may have a chance to see a supermoon tonight, a phenomenon now shining over the region that won't be visible again until 2034.

Heavy rain and wind is forecast to batter the upper South Island and lower North Island this afternoon.

It's beginning to feel like summer in some parts of the country, with pohutukawa bursting into bloom. "People have been getting a

Summer likely to be wetter than average according to long-term Niwa forecast.

Rare November snow is forecast for the South Island with road snowfall warnings issued for some alpine passes.

Fears that aliens were taking over Northland have been allayed by weather experts who say a cloud - not an alien mother ship - was

Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.

Hotter than average temperatures can be expected across the entire country over the next three months - but the warm won't come without rain.

It was a wild day of weather for the upper North Island yesterday, but what will today bring?

A mid-spring freeze has hit New Zealand with sub-zero temperatures, frost and snow, hitting parts of the country this morning.

An unseasonable cold snap will be felt in much of the country over the weekend as a front moves over the North Island.

It's going to be a chilly, wet weekend for parts of the country - though the worst of the rain is expected to hold off for those hitting the pavement in the Auckland Marathon on Sunday.

A wetter summer season is on the cards for the upper North Island - but that doesn't mean people should go cancelling their Coromandel holiday plans.

The weekend's freak storm in Napier and Hastings - when hail fell, and blue skies darkened - could herald a turbulent week ahead

A thunderstorm warning remains in place as violent electrical storms pounded Auckland overnight leaving many without power for hours.

A Huntly resident whose house was hit by a landslide still doesn't know when he can return after the region was hit by a "once in

This will be a good weekend to check out the museum or cuddle up with a book as heavy showers and thunderstorms are forecast for parts of the country.

Goodbye winter - weather analysts say October is set to bring with it possible record-breaking temperatures close to 30C.

Gisborne District Council has reminded residents "closed means closed" after closed road signs were removed from roads made dangerous by recent heavy rain.

Heavy downpours and thunderstorms are possible today in already saturated areas of the North Island.

A heavy rain warning has been put in place for Gisborne and the Coromandel Peninsula.

Flash flooding brought a deluge of pine plantation slash and logs down a Northland river devastating farm properties in its path.

WATCH: Dashcam footage shows a Coromandel road turn into a river after rain lashed much of the country over the weekend closing roads.

Firefighters have been unable to get through a flooded ford to reach cars stranded in Kauaeranga Valley, Thames, leaving the matter in police hands.