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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
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
Thunderstorms hit the North Island overnight and will continue until mid-morning.
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
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
A complex low system is bringing heavy rain, gales and possible thunderstorms.
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
The cows were sheltering under a tree when they were zapped about 9pm on Friday.
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
Make the most of the golden weather before showers arrive from Tuesday.
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
DOC's dotterel dos and don'ts. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
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
Auckland can expect a top of 24C today as well as possible heavy rain and thunder.
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
Thunderstorms could bring rain up to 40mm an hour for Auckland and areas southward.
More of the same: Thunderstorm risk remains
Cyclone Owen is wreaking havoc on Australia, but forecasters say it's unlikely to hurt us.
Extensive flooding in Palmerston North as thunderstorms hit
Motorists are being urged to take care due to extensive flooding across Palmerston North.