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![What winter? Record temperatures see spring flowers blossom early](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
What winter? Record temperatures see spring flowers blossom early
It comes as Hastings recorded a new national temperature record for June.
![Three big winter weather trends: Was May’s chill a prelude to a freezing few months?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Three big winter weather trends: Was May’s chill a prelude to a freezing few months?
The first half of 2024 brought us drought and deluges. So what's to come in winter?
![North Island to bear the brunt of more severe weather today, thunderstorms possible](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
North Island to bear the brunt of more severe weather today, thunderstorms possible
Severe weather caused flash flooding, evacuations and mass power outages yesterday.
![Lines company workers save motorist stuck in rising Rotorua floodwaters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Lines company workers save motorist stuck in rising Rotorua floodwaters
The eastern North Island is in the firing line on Tuesday.
![Auckland Harbour Bridge lanes briefly closed due to high winds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland Harbour Bridge lanes briefly closed due to high winds
A swathe of severe thunderstorm warnings were in place for parts of the North Island.
![National power grid emergency further extended](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
National power grid emergency further extended
The coldest spot this morning was in the central North Island.
![Space storm upgraded to 'extreme' as Transpower extends 'grid emergency' notice again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Space storm upgraded to 'extreme' as Transpower extends 'grid emergency' notice again
'Our control rooms are monitoring the event' – grid operator.
![Silt impact: Cyclone-related damage to seabed could harm fish population](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Silt impact: Cyclone-related damage to seabed could harm fish population
One survey focused on the impact of cyclone-related silt on the marine environment.
!['Third-world stuff': Crisis meeting held ahead of grid emergency as polar blast bears down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Third-world stuff': Crisis meeting held ahead of grid emergency as polar blast bears down
Friday promises NZ's coldest day of 2024 - and more frosty temperatures are due tonight.
![Power warning as chilly blast arrives was a 'trial', snow coming, frosts for Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Power warning as chilly blast arrives was a 'trial', snow coming, frosts for Auckland
Auckland temps are set to drop to 6C tonight, with tomorrow night being even cooler at 4C.
![Far North keeps reputation with hottest April temperature recorded in Kaikohe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Far North keeps reputation with hottest April temperature recorded in Kaikohe
Kaikohe recorded a temperature of 29.1C in April - the hottest in the country.
![NIWA job cuts could gut team of NZ’s top climate modellers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NIWA job cuts could gut team of NZ’s top climate modellers
Niwa said it would not be commenting while consultation was underway.
![Weather: Auckland has coldest morning of 2024 so far, cool temperatures to remain into next week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Weather: Auckland has coldest morning of 2024 so far, cool temperatures to remain into next week
MetService said Akl's Saturday temp coolest the city had been since October last year.
![Dry spell continues for Gisborne region](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Dry spell continues for Gisborne region
Less than 50 per cent of average rainfall has fallen over three months.
![Hail, thunder, gales to pummel parts of NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hail, thunder, gales to pummel parts of NZ
Flooding is possible at the bottom of the North Island as a fierce weather system stalls.
![Sunny start to week turns to chilly, wet beginning of May](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sunny start to week turns to chilly, wet beginning of May
It's set to be a colder than average few weeks for New Zealand.
![Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Why is the Govt slashing thousands of public sector jobs - and how will it affect Wellington?
ANALYSIS: The Government's cuts will hurt, but their wider impact might be muted.
![Rail bridge sagging after floodwater washes away support, KiwiRail suspends trains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rail bridge sagging after floodwater washes away support, KiwiRail suspends trains
People ordered to evacuate homes after more rain dumped around the South Island.
!['Be prepared to evacuate': West Coast residents on flood alert, severe thunderstorm watch for north](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Be prepared to evacuate': West Coast residents on flood alert, severe thunderstorm watch for north
Power cuts, landslides and road closures struck the West Coast yesterday.
![Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirms job cutting proposal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ministry for Culture and Heritage confirms job cutting proposal
More than 1300 jobs are facing the chop from government departments so far.
![More than 1300 public sector jobs to go: Full list of where axe is falling as more cuts loom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
More than 1300 public sector jobs to go: Full list of where axe is falling as more cuts loom
A number of job reductions have been due to stop-work notices.