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Dreaming of a sunny Christmas? What weather forecasters are saying
It's still over a week away but there are promising signs for December 25.

Flooding and slips hit roads around country
Heavy rain warnings are put in place for Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and Gisborne regions.

MetService Christchurch weather: December 16th
MetService Christchurch weather: December 16th

MetService National weather: December 15th - 17th
MetService National weather: December 14th - 16th

Auckland deluge, motorway crashes as storm heads south
The South Island is expected to get drenched today.

Auckland's great escape, emotional reunions; police turn away unvetted iwi checkpoint volunteers
The Auckland border has been in place for more than 100 days.

Flying High: Teen aviator to become youngest woman to fly around the earth
Visa issues, bad weather and a pandemic won't stop this teen from pursuing a world title.

MetService Christchurch weather: December 15th
MetService Christchurch weather: December 15th

Tropical Cyclone Ruby expected to miss NZ, but will bring more heavy rain
Tropical Cyclone Ruby is not forecast to hit New Zealand directly, but will bring rain.

Christmas cheer traded for drear: Wellington gets just three hours of sun a day in December
The average is seven-and-a-half hours per day.

Wild weather: Train derails, crashes into farmland as heavy rain lashes central North Island
KiwiRail says it's unclear when the wreckage will be cleared and the track fixed.

Emergency management watching Wellington's rivers as rain drenches already saturated region
Persistent rain will fall across the region through Tuesday and into Wednesday.

'Pretty bad': Homes threatened as wild weather sparks flooding in Manawatū
Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said they have responded to 35 call-outs.

MetService Wellington weather: December 14th
MetService Wellington weather: December 14th.

MetService Christchurch weather: December 14th
MetService Christchurch weather: December 14th.

Thunder and lightning: Wet weather causes road problems in Auckland
The watch will remain in place until midnight and residents are urged to take care.

Storm warning: North Island, parts of South brace for deluge
Low-pressure system headed for NZ brings risk of heavy rainfall and flooding next week.

'Deadliest tornado' kills at least 70 in Kentucky
The tornado wreaked havoc for 365km and over 10 counties in Kentucky.

Hot in the city: Summer scorcher to continue
Beach-lovers rejoice, a scorching Saturday's on the way.

MetService Severe weather: December 10th - 11th
MetService Severe weather: December 10th - 11th.

MetService National weather: December 11th - 12th
MetService National weather: December 11th - 12th.

MetService Wellington weather: December 11th
MetService Wellington weather: December 11th.

MetService Christchurch weather: December 11th
MetService Christchurch weather: December 11th.