North Island braces for severe thunderstorms, tornadoes
Severe thunderstorm watch in place from Taranaki to Northland until midnight tonight.
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MetService Weather National: August 12th - 14th
MetService Weather National: August 12th - 14th
'Like a freight train': Tornado slams woman against house
A Taranaki farmer has described how a tornado tore through his house.
Watch: Taranaki tornado tosses trampoline into vehicle, powerlines down
New Plymouth residents reporting giant hail stones.
Wild weather: The Cloud in tatters, lightning hits house
It was a busy night for the Fire Service in Auckland last night.
Focus: Fierce winds and heavy rain leave Auckland’s Cloud in tatters
Focus: Fierce winds and heavy rain leave Auckland’s Cloud in tatters. Video / Jason Oxenham
'War zone': Tornado tears off roof, doors in St Heliers
Tornado tears off neighbour's roof.
Focus: Wild weather rips roofs from houses and Auckland event venue
Wild weather overnight in Auckland has ripped roofs from houses and the large scale event venue The Cloud.
Roof from The Cloud ripped to shreds from storm; 1700 lightning strikes
High winds have ripped off a preschool's roof and lightning has struck a tree.
Thunderstorms and strong winds may hit Auckland, upper North Island
Heavy snow warnings are in place for Canterbury, North Otago and Dunedin.
Winter, again: Another weekend of snow, rain and thunderstorms
There's snow and heavy rain warnings and watches across a large swathe of the country.
Severe thunderstorms, 'large hail and damaging winds' to hit central NZ
Wellington and central NZ can expect very heavy rain and potential flash flooding at 9pm.
Hunker down! Tornadoes, storms, power cuts expected
Batten down the hatches, a storm is brewing!
Your weather: Snow, stormy and sunny - find out where
If you're in Auckland, "it's best to make the most of it this morning".
'Storm hacker': Police charge man who allegedly leaked Vector customer info
Vector claimed an unknown hacker accessed personal customer information last April.
MetService Weather National: August 9th - 11th
A low pressure rolling in from the West is expected to cause thunderstorms and strong winds. Video / MetService.
Storm in a teacup! 'Polar blast' now a low pressure system - but it'll still be chilly
Heavy rains and snow are forecast for the weekend.
MetService Weather National: August 9th - 10th
MetService Weather National: August 9th - 10th
Water shortage: Auckland needs twice as much rain to top up dams
The water saving message hasn't been getting through to everyone.
Weather: Warmer temperatures forecast - but so is rain
A west to northwest is bringing patches of rain and warmer temperatures today.
MetService Weather National: August 8th - 9th
MetService Weather National: August 8th - 9th