Heavy rain may ruin Queen's Birthday for North Islanders with another big low barrelling out of the north Tasman Sea.

May was a stormy month, with more lows over the Tasman Sea and higher pressures east of the Chatham Islands whipping up more wind and rain.

Is there a massive government conspiracy developing in the skies over New Zealand?

I do believe humans are contributing to the polluting and heating of the earth.

Kiwis not yet ready for winter's chill can relax - Niwa has forecasted a warm end to autumn.

A Niwa climate scientist says 56mm of rain has fallen so far this year, the lowest of any three-month period in Auckland.

Auckland is coming through a record dry patch - only 5mm of rain fell in February, the least since records began in 1959.

Autumn is set to bring warm, dry weather for the north of the country - with Aucklanders enjoying an Indian summer.

I was watching a fascinating documentary the other day about Easter Island.

Summer temperatures are likely to remain on the cool side as autumn looms on the horizon.

Unsettled conditions could mark a turning point for our summer weather, forecasters say.

See-sawing temperatures characterised New Zealand's weather in 2009, according to Niwa's annual climate summary.

The Government is keeping close watch on the "big dry" in many regions and will consider drought assistance if conditions worsen, Agriculture Minister David Carter says.

The noughties were the warmest decade on record in New Zealand, although last year was cooler than average, latest Niwa figures show.