Some parts of New Zealand have had a fantastic summer this year... but the next couple of days will bring sunny, hot, weather to almost every one.

An anticyclone moving slowly over NZ is likely to bring the hottest days of summer yet, MetService spokesman Bob McDavitt says.

Rain eased in Gisborne overnight and surrounding roads reopened after flooding and slips caused evacuations.

The rain came down in monsoon strength at the country's biggest Christian music festival yesterday.

Summer temperatures are likely to remain on the cool side as autumn looms on the horizon.

Residents living south of Auckland are being warned to brace themselves for a stormy night.

WeatherWatch analyst Philip Duncan puts readers' 10 most commonly asked climate change questions to Niwa's Dr James Renwick.

Kiwis are under-informed when it comes to climate change, says weather blogger Philip Duncan.

See-sawing temperatures characterised New Zealand's weather in 2009, according to Niwa's annual climate summary.

Weather analyst Philip Duncan responds to the volleys of vitriol he received after his blog about global warming yesterday.

Weather expert Philip Duncan notes the cold snap embracing the northern hemisphere is making life tough on 'global warming' promoters.