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Weather brightens up for the weekend
Ex tropical cyclone Rene will combine with a front in the Tasman Sea bringing mostly gloomy, humid, drizzly weather to the upper and western North Island for the rest of today.
An explosion in the tropics
The tropics have exploded into action with 3 major cyclones in just a week.
Cyclone Gita slamming into Tonga
Tropical cyclone hits Tonga. Roofs have been blown off houses, streets are flooding and trees have fallen.
Second cyclone set to hit Cook Islands
Residents on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands are preparing for a second cyclone following the category three Cyclone Pat which struck the island yesterday.
Haitian judge poised to release kidnap accused missionaries
Ten missionaries facing trial for trying to take a busload of children out of Haiti could be released from jail.
Pacific coastal disaster risk to be assessed
New Zealand scientists will island-hop around the Pacific for the next six months.
Haiti survivor's story under scrutiny
A rice seller may have lived under the rubble of a flea market for 27 days with little more than water.
NZ scientists to study Pacific danger spots
Geologists from GNS Science will spend the next six months collecting information on buildings and infrastructure in Pacific Island countries.
Couple caught in Franz Josef Glacier rock slide
A man narrowly avoided being hit in the head by a falling rock at Franz Josef Glacier and his partner suffered a broken foot after jumping a barrier.