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Climate change and recent flooding: What you need to know
How is climate change involved? How are 'one-in-100-year' events classified?
Trains cancelled, motorway traffic heavy as rain soaks Auckland
Weather warnings in place for other parts of the country.
MetService National weather: July 21st - 23rd
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MetService Wellington weather: July 22nd
MetService Wellington weather: July 22nd Video / MetService
Storm-hit Newlands homes' fate hangs in balance
Severe weather in the Wellington region caused major damage over the weekend.
Homes damaged: Clean-up continues on the West Coast after severe weather
The clean-up continues after heavy rain, flooding, slips and evacuations.
Marlborough in race against time as more heavy rain on the way
Engineers scramble to fix broken stopbanks before another round of downpours hits.
A wildfire so big and hot it's generating its own weather
New York Times: Fire has caused unpredictable winds and fire clouds that spawn lightning.
Heavy rain watch for flood-hit area as clean-up begins
MetService says more wet weather coming for flood-drenched region as clean-up begins.
Westport flood: 'It's not ideal' - home owner of 60 years reeling at damage
A man who has lived in his Westport home for 60 years now faces a very uncertain future.
Holidaymakers rescued by mud-covered fire chief after night of landslides
Couple thought their mini break would be 'wonderful' ... until things turned 'wild'.
'No one is safe': Extreme weather batters the wealthy world
New York Times: World is unprepared for intensifying consequences of climate change.
Westport homeowners return to waterlogged, contaminated homes
Westport couple Derek and Joan Roberts return to their flood ravaged home today.
Wild weather brings slip, power cut and surface flooding
More than 98mm of rain fell in the Whanganui River headwaters over the weekend
'Surreal, ghostly': Merkel visits flood-struck towns
Chancellor says the German language barely has words to describe the devastation.
Watch: Govt to provide relief fund for flood-affected regions
Extensive clean-up ahead, say ministers after viewing damage.
Wild weather: Extent of flooding revealed in aerial photos of stricken Westport
Westport mayor speaks about flooding as extent of damage becomes clear.
Live: Lifeline restored - SH1 reopening but residents face devastating scenes at home
The big clean-up is under way in the flood-ravaged South Island.
Spitting embers: Terrifying 'fire clouds' form 10km into the air above US wildfire
Fire crews evacuate as one collapses, and sparks fall from the sky in dangerous winds.
Westport woman's tears as 'whole life' destroyed by flood
The Herald returns home with a Westport resident to survey the flood damage to her home.
Wild weather: Some flood workers do not know what kind of house they will return to
First responders who lost their homes in the Westport flood are still helping others.
Wild weather: 'It started seeping up through the floorboards'
Westport evacuees abandoned their homes as they filled with water in the floods.
Heroic horse rescue: Heathcliffe pulled from flooded stream
First on scene pull Heathcliffe the horse's head above floodwaters in last minute rescue.
Wild weather grounds and delays flights to regional cities
Families getting away for the school holidays face delays into Sunday.
Flooding in Wellington, 60 calls to emergency services in half an hour
The strong winds were expected to continue through the rest of the day.
Watch: Rescue helicopter plucks traveller from roof of swamped campervan
A helicopter descends to within 1m-2m of a fast-running river to save stranded travellers.