We are now in an extended dry spell
It doesn't take long at this time of year for the ground to quickly dry out after recent rain.
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An anticyclone moving slowly over NZ is likely to bring the hottest days of summer yet, MetService spokesman Bob McDavitt says.
Rain easing, roads reopening
Rain eased in Gisborne overnight and surrounding roads reopened after flooding and slips caused evacuations.
Rain fails to dampen Parachute festivities
The rain came down in monsoon strength at the country's biggest Christian music festival yesterday.
Cool end to a miserable summer
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Niwa: See-sawing temperatures marked 2009
See-sawing temperatures characterised New Zealand's weather in 2009, according to Niwa's annual climate summary.
Climate change comments draw angry fire
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