The inland route to Kaikoura has reopened after rain forced its closure.

More wet weather ahead as another deluge and even a tropical storm is headed for NZ.

Bay of Plenty is awash in a sea of silt and mud.

Jim Maddock was confronted with a slip blocking a road. So he got out and helped dig.

Dire weather is predicted across the North Island as the remnants of Debbie make landfall.

At least two people have died and around 20,000 have been ordered to leave their homes.

Emergency services say it is lucky nobody died after cyclone debbie.

The last thing David Clarke told his wife was "I'm not going to win".

Shocking images reveal Debbie's damage as authorities scramble to assist holiday-makers.

Cyclone Debbie looked like "garbage" until one factor made a storm-chaser take notice.

Cyclone Debbie brings scary prediction on future destruction of cyclones in Australia.

Aucklanders' water savings exceed targets.

Scale of devastation caused in Hunuas by Tasman Tempest revealed in stunning footage.

A pony swept away in floodwaters 13 days ago has turned up caked in sand.

Heavy storms, rainwater run-off and low-lying land pose a flood risk to about 16,000 properties in the Auckland region.

Aucklanders are trying to save water - but must do better.

Floodwaters washed a goat into a tree in Dargaville.

Investigation into failed New Lynn culvert and the treatment plant struggling to filter dirty flood waters.

A section of a main New Lynn street remains cordoned off with parts of a footpath now a giant gaping hole with an impassable sheer drop.

Auckland residents have begun cleaning up drenched homes and filing insurance claims after a massive storm saturated the region.

A Kiwi scientist meeting in Brazil with world climate experts discusses a new report assessing what an extra 1.5C of warming would mean for the planet.

French sailors Jean-Pierre and Paulette van Hille have returned to Tauranga after 20 years to continue their long love affair with New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Some parts of the country might feel hot season never arrived this time

Storm Doris has claimed its first victim as wind gusts reaches 170km/h.

"They told us not to worry. All was good," said Ron Stork.

Preparing New Zealand's water stores for a warmer climate is a major focus of new research projects just awarded more than $2 million.

It's a question summer-deprived Wellingtonians couldn't be blamed for asking: Why is Australia sweltering in a heat wave while their own city hasn't broken 25C all season?

If you thought summer was missing in action last month, official figures released today prove it.

A shipping container weighing about 2.3 tonnes was hit by a midnight train after it was blown onto the main trunk railway at Otahuhu in the storm at the weekend.

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