I mean it when I say I don't like being the bearer of bad news.

It doesn't take long at this time of year for the ground to quickly dry out after recent rain.

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.

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.

Summer has ground to a spectacular halt in a number of regions over the past week - is it going to get even worse?

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.