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MetService Weather Christchurch: 12th February
MetService Weather Christchurch: 12th February
MetService Weather National: 11th - 13th February
MetService Weather National: 11th - 13th February
'Raining hay': Incredible moment twister scatters hay bales over Auckland skies
"Some people would have had hay raining down on them and had no idea why."
Twister rips through field in West Auckland
Twister rips through field in West Auckland. Video / Blake Howard
Big Dry: No rain in sight for drought-parched north
Cyclone heading to New Caledonia looks likely to sweep by south of South Island.
Fears growing for missing Southland tramper
Stephanie Simpson has not been seen or heard of since Friday.
Looters burgle flood-abandoned homes
Homes looted after devastating Southland floods.
Big Dry: Parched north faces 'cyclone lottery'
Even if Uesi does bring rain to the north next week, it won't be enough to ease the dry.
Kerre McIvor: Pros and cons when the heat is on
COMMENT: Long hot summer means swimming, ice blocks - and drought and water restrictions.
Flooding not enough to make wedding washout
When planning her wedding two years ago Khellsey-Anna Atley did not prepare for floods.
Ammonia threat to be shifted
When wet, Ouvea Premix can create ammonia gas, that can be extremely harmful.
After fire comes flood: Australia's east coast smashed by flash flooding
Offices flooded in Sydney, parts of Byron Bay are under water as massive system unleashes.
MetService Weather Christchurch: 8th February
MetService Weather Christchurch: 8th February.
MetService Weather National: 7th - 9th February
MetService Weather National: 7th - 9th February.
Cyclone warning: NZ faces sting of new tropical storm in Pacific
MetService's computer model suggests the cyclone, if formed, could be felt in New Zealand.
Waterworld: The NZ regions left sodden and counting a huge cost
Total costs for the clean up following the floods are expected to run into millions.
Watch: Aerial video shows widespread devastation as floods drown Southland
"It was a matter of wading through waist-high water to get to the end of the street."
MetService Weather National: 5th - 7th February
MetService Weather National: 5th - 7th February
MetService Weather Christchurch: 6th February
MetService Weather Christchurch: 6th February
Live: 'You need to evacuate now': Flood waters still rising in Southland
Authorities are telling people in Southland not to be complacent about evacuating.
Live: Third Southland town told to flee floods, blocks of land under water
Some families were forced to wade through waist-high water to safety.
Comment: Wind or quake? Wellington's bummer summer
Wellington's summer weather really feels like more of a rip off than usual.
Storms and drought: Southwesterlies cool country but little rain for north
Showers will continue to linger in the South Island over the next few days.
Hundreds told to prepare to flee as storms batter the South
While some tourists were helicoptered out today, others remain stranded overnight.
'Completely shattered': Hikers cheat death as landslide strikes
Fiordland and Southland under states of emergency due to the storm.
Focus Live: Meteorologist Georgina Griffiths explains the weather responsible for the devastating flooding in Fiordland, plus what’s ahead for the rest of the country this Waitangi Day
Focus Live: Meteorologist Georgina Griffiths explains the weather responsible for the devastating flooding in Fiordland, plus what’s ahead for the rest of the country this Waitangi Day. Video / William Patino Photography / High Country Helicopters / NZTA