Another cold front is set to bring more wet weather to a battered North Island with more snow forecast for Southland.

It was the storm that the chief forecaster at MetService said wasn't going to be big, and was angry at the media for saying so and for using, what he called, emotive language...

The storm that hit New Zealand this weekend cut electricity to around 45,000 people and bowled over hundreds of trees.

Southlanders are being asked to stay at home and travel on roads only if it is absolutely necessary

Delivery of the New Zealand Herald newspaper to homes in Auckland has been delayed this morning.

Around 11,000 people were still without power in the North Island this morning, after wild storms overnight.

Severe thunderstorms were lashing parts of the upper North Island tonight following chaos further south, as a powerful storm moved across the country.

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A storm the size of Australia is hitting New Zealand with winds of 130km/h around Wellington and heavy snow falling in parts of Westland.

Waterlogged North Island areas won't get an immediate reprieve as forecasters warn of more "wet events".

Swollen Bay of Plenty rivers could burst their banks tonight as the rain-battered region braces for more surface flooding.

Bay of Plenty Civil Defence officials are on flood alert, urging people to be prepared for heavy rain during the weekend.

The big wet is about to get bigger, wetter ... and windier, bringing a bleak weekend to most parts of the country.

A freak tornado has ripped off a shed roof, flinging it almost 100m, while leaving almost everything else untouched.

The rain Aucklanders have copped today is likely to ease for a relatively fine but cool weekend.

Drivers are being urged to take extra care on the roads after two cars became stranded in Coromandel floodwaters this morning.

Firefighters were called out to dozens of weather-related calls overnight and this morning, as heavy rain and gales lashed the top of the country.

Auckland boaties are being warned to check their moorings as the MetService issues a severe weather outlook, with gale force winds on the way tomorrow.

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The unsettled and relatively mild weather is continuing across New Zealand this week with more severe weather in the forecast, writes Philip Duncan.

This week is literally ending on a high, but all is about to change as the weather reminds us that winter isn’t all about frosty mornings and beautiful blue dome days.

Grey skies are expected to turn to sunshine this week as a high bigger than Australia settles over NZ.

MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the top half of the North Island.