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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.
Second snowstorm hits US cities
A second major snowstorm in a week swept up the US East Coast on Wednesday.
Washington braces for second icy blast
A second major snow storm in less than a week is blowing toward the Washington area.
Cyclone disrupts ARC chief's rat-killing mission
ARC chairman Mike Lee could have some explaining to do next time he visits the city library, after leaving three of its books on a deserted Pacific island.
Storms set scene for taste of the tropics
Unsettled conditions could mark a turning point for our summer weather, forecasters say.
Cyclone forces midnight escape
In the third of our series, Alanah May Eriksen recalls her family's flight from a storm-battered camping ground.
Summer hail storm thrashes South
A short-sharp barrage of rain and hail pummelled Invercargill today leaving the city looking like a scene from mid-winter.
From fires to floods, to threat of cyclone
Extreme weather brings hope of end to decade-long drought.
Strong gales sweeping South Island
Damaging gales have hit the bottom of the South Island this afternoon and are moving north.
Top weather stories of 2009
It's been another year of wild weather across New Zealand with snow, hail storms and waterspouts all putting in appearances.
Fiji counts cost of 'vicious' cyclone
Fiji will today start cleaning up and counting the cost after Cyclone Mick swept across the Pacific nation yesterday.
Canterbury lashed by intense weather
Hailstones the size of marbles fell from the sky as thunderstorm season begins in Canterbury.