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![Blow me down: Windy Welly gets dangerous](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Blow me down: Windy Welly gets dangerous
Sprain, strains and stuff in eyes - some of the ways the wind has injured Wellingtonians
![Wet Christmas for the upper North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Wet Christmas for the upper North Island
You might need to hold off on the BBQ for a couple of days.
![Focus: Wet weather settles in before Christmas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Focus: Wet weather settles in before Christmas
A complex low system is due to make its way over the country during the next few days, bringing heavy rain, gales and possible thunderstorms.
![Severe thunderstorm watch for parts of North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Severe thunderstorm watch for parts of North Island
Thunderstorms hit the North Island overnight and will continue until mid-morning.
![Wet Wednesday: Cool southerlies and widespread rain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Wet Wednesday: Cool southerlies and widespread rain
A low just west of New Zealand is bringing cool southerlies and rain.
![Is this a tornado? Strange cloud formation falls from sky](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Is this a tornado? Strange cloud formation falls from sky
A strange cloud formation has been caught on camera in Northland.
![Hot, hot, hot to wet, wet, wet: Rain and wind settle in before Christmas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Hot, hot, hot to wet, wet, wet: Rain and wind settle in before Christmas
A complex low system is bringing heavy rain, gales and possible thunderstorms.
![Conservation Comment: The new ag - look to Africa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Conservation Comment: The new ag - look to Africa
With a changing, erratic weather pattern, maybe NZ could try the Serengeti system.
![Five cows struck dead by lightning in Te Awamutu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Five cows struck dead by lightning in Te Awamutu
The cows were sheltering under a tree when they were zapped about 9pm on Friday.
![MetService Severe Weather Update: December 17th](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
MetService Severe Weather Update: December 17th
MetService Severe Weather Update: December 17th
![Get set for a scorcher! Glorious weather to continue for most of NZ today](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Get set for a scorcher! Glorious weather to continue for most of NZ today
Make the most of the golden weather before showers arrive from Tuesday.
![Christmas weather set to be a cracker - but only for some](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Christmas weather set to be a cracker - but only for some
Christmas Day sun for the centre, rain or showers in the north and south
![Local Focus: Daily pilgrimage to save the dotterel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Local Focus: Daily pilgrimage to save the dotterel
DOC's dotterel dos and don'ts. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
![Spectacular thunderstorm: 27,000 lightning strikes hit North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Spectacular thunderstorm: 27,000 lightning strikes hit North Island
Rain totalling 50mm fell in an Auckland suburb in two hours, and others are without power.
![Auckland looks set for stormy, sticky day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Auckland looks set for stormy, sticky day
Auckland can expect a top of 24C today as well as possible heavy rain and thunder.
![Severe thunderstorm risk hangs over North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Severe thunderstorm risk hangs over North Island
Severe thunderstorms bringing hail and heavy rain a threat to most of the North Island.
![Your weather: Thunderstorms and heavy rain predicted across country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Your weather: Thunderstorms and heavy rain predicted across country
Thunderstorms could bring rain up to 40mm an hour for Auckland and areas southward.