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Rain expected to ease after heavy showers
The eastern Bay of Plenty is in for a dose of heavy rain tonight while the south gets a respite.
Evacuations after once in a generation deluge
Torrential rain has flooded homes overnight in the Bay of Plenty, sparking evacuations and more than 20 callouts to emergency services.
Weather bomb alert as storm advances on NZ
Emergency and Civil Defence teams were gearing up last night for a weather beating expected to hit within hours.
Kiwis urged to brace for weather bomb
Heavy rain and gales are expected to lash the main islands from tonight, with the MetService warning of one of the "bigger weather events" for some time.
Severe gales, floods forecast for North Island
Don't put the umbrellas away just yet. A storm bringing more heavy rain and winds is on its way to parts of the North Island.
Weather watch: Thunderstruck
The weekend’s rough weather in the North Island definitely marked a major turning point in our weather - this is just the start of wetter things to come.
Violent thunderstorms kill dozens in India
Fierce thunderstorms and heavy rains uprooted trees, destroyed homes and killed at least 43 people in northern India.
Fiji's Cyclone Tomas claims second life
A second man has been found dead in Fiji after a tropical cyclone hit its eastern islands early this week.