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Watch: Nature's fury in Northland
Huge show of might from Mother Nature shakes the heavens and earth.

Weather coming right just in time for the weekend
It will give the country some much-needed time to dry out.

Showers, thunderstorms ahead of fine weekend
Another round of thunderstorms are set to rock parts of the country.

Thunderstorms set to strike South Island's West Coast
Thunderstorms to batter the West Coast of the South Island in the next 24 hours

Teachers still in pain after being hit by lightning
Hamilton North School struck by lightning shaken but up and running.

Watch: Farmer's horror as cows found dead after lightning strike
A video on Facebook shows footage of a group of cows lying lifeless on a dirt road.

Watch: Incredible moment lightning strikes tree, sparking explosion
"I shat myself... It was so close."

What you should do in a lightning storm
How can we safe in a violent lightning storm? Here are a few top tips.

Wild weather: Workers' horror as woman collapses after lightning strike
Auckland is being hammered by a massive thunder and lightning storm.

Lightning strikes rugby posts before injuring four people
Four injured after lightning strike hits Hamilton school.

Thunderstorms, hail over 20mm and torrential rain in store
Hailstones as large as 20mm could pummel the north as thunderstorms roll through NZ.

Hamilton residents evacuated after flash flooding damages homes
Some residents have been evacuated from their homes and cars are struggling to get through waterlogged roads in Hamilton.

Climate change: Revealing its hand in today's extreme weather
We'll soon be able to reveal climate change's hand in extreme weather - and in real time.

Summer set to be hotter than usual
This summer is going to make its mark as the one with no consistency.

Summer bummer: First weekend of the season likely to be a washout
Downpours would likely ease into showers around Auckland by the evening.

Editorial: Warm wet summer in prospect
EDITORIAL: Early summer looks like being warm and wet.

River gatekeeper in action with wet weather coming
High-tech flood protection on the Manawatū River. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Your weather: Thunderstorms, heavy rain on weekend agenda
Thunderstorms, wind and rain are expected to dominate the agenda this weekend.

Rare sunshine to give way to rain and thunder
Auckland and Northland should expect heavy rain and wind to last into next week.

MetService Severe Weather Update: November 30th
MetService Severe Weather Update: November 30th