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![<i>WeatherWatch:</i> Autumn is well and truly here](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
<i>WeatherWatch:</i> Autumn is well and truly here
Autumn has moved in and with will come rain - eventually - says weather analyst Philip Duncan.
![Severe gales to lash parts of NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Severe gales to lash parts of NZ
Severe gales powerful enough to damage trees and power lines are set to lash the east coast of the South Island and the parts of the North Island.
![Fiji's Cyclone Tomas claims second life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
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.
![Beautiful cyclones bring living hell](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Beautiful cyclones bring living hell
Weather analyst Philip Duncan explains the power of tropical storms.
![NZ to help Fiji as long as necessary - McCully](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
NZ to help Fiji as long as necessary - McCully
Foreign Minister Murray McCully says NZ will do 'whatever we have to do' to assist cyclone-ravaged Fiji.
![Houses smashed, trees uprooted on Fijian island - report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Houses smashed, trees uprooted on Fijian island - report
A resident on the tiny Fijian island of Cikobia, thought to be amongst the worst-hit by Cyclone Tomas, tells of massive destruction.
![Islands count cost as Tomas moves off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Islands count cost as Tomas moves off
Cyclone Tomas was last evening holding its category four status, with estimated average winds of 170km/h, and gusts of up to 270km/h
!['Few' deaths, 18,000 evacuated as Tomas smashes Fiji](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Few' deaths, 18,000 evacuated as Tomas smashes Fiji
Over 18,000 Fijians are in evacuation centres as Cyclone Tomas continues to slam its islands with rain and high winds. Officials say there have been more deaths.
![Fiji's military govt threatens crackdown over curfew](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fiji's military govt threatens crackdown over curfew
A state of disaster has been declared in cyclone-ravaged Fiji by its prime minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama.
![Thousands flee Fiji cyclone, NZers urged to register](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Thousands flee Fiji cyclone, NZers urged to register
New Zealanders in Fiji are being urged to register with the High Commission in Suva with a category four cyclone set to intensify overnight.
![Icy storm heads for the south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Icy storm heads for the south
MetService has issued a weather warning for the lower South Island as winds threaten to hit 100km/h in an early winter storm.
![Gales likely to hit South Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Gales likely to hit South Island
A severe weather warning has been issued for the South Island after gales battered Wellington today.
![Summer has ended](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Summer has ended
Here comes Autumn... our first cold change of 2010 is moving up the country and by the weekend will affect pretty much all of New Zealand.
![Queensland reeling after record floods](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Queensland reeling after record floods
Once-in-a-century flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars damage in southwest Queensland,.