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Long weekend weather: 'Choice' conditions and glorious sunshine await
Sunday and Monday should be perfect for a beach picnic or camping trip, forecaster says.
South Canterbury battered by thunder and lightning, heading for Christchurch
Metservice is forecasting temperatures will reach 17C throughout the day in Christchurch.
MetService National weather: January 28th - 31th
MetService National weather: January 28th - 31th.
Summer scorcher: Parts of South Island up to 36C
Blenheim hit 36.1C at 4pm, smashing its January temperature record set in 1972.
'Stupidly hot': Parts of South Island creeping up to 40C
Metservice is forecasting a high of 36C in Christchurch and 30C in Dunedin today.
MetService Christchurch weather: January 27th
MetService Christchurch weather: January 27th
MetService National weather: January 26th - 28th
MetService National weather: January 26th - 28th
Withering heights: Parts of NZ to hit 36 degrees today
Residents urged to keep hydrated and firefighters have helicopters at the ready.
Summer scorcher: Temperatures set to reach 36C in south this week
Temperatures could be 12C above Christchurch's average for this time of year.
NZ's weird summer: Drought in the north, drenched in the south
January's feast-or-famine rainfall leaves south saturated and far north in severe drought.
Perfect weather for sailing - but Prada Cup round robin finale not needed
The Auckland waterfront will again be bustling for a sunny day of Prada Cup racing.
Asthma worse this summer? Here's why
Hospitals referred about 30 people to Asthma NZ this summer - last year there were none.
Summer's back! Shipshape for weekend sailing and sizzling 30C temps
It's looking promising for sailing in the City of Sails this weekend.
MetService Auckland weather: January 22nd
MetService Auckland weather: January 22nd. Video / MetService
MetService National weather: January 20th - 23rd
MetService National weather: January 20th - 23rd. Video / MetService
'Wingers': The only Wellingtonians not whingeing about the wind
'Down here we want wind and we want waves and we want it to be as exciting as possible.'
Snow, wind, lightning and rain: New Zealand's Summer that feels like Autumn
Mother Nature hits pause on summer as snow coats skifields and temperatures drop across NZ
Snow, wind, lightning and rain: New Zealand's Summer that feels like Autumn
Mother Nature hits pause on summer as snow coats skifields and temperatures drop across NZ
MetService Wellington weather: January 21st
MetService Wellington weather: January 21st. Video / MetService
MetService National weather: January 21st
MetService National weather: January 21st. Video / MetService
MetService severe weather warning update
MetService severe weather warning update. Video / MetService