Buildings flood, power off, as wild weather hits capital
Main roads are closed due to slips and fallen trees, while part of Upper Hutt lost power
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Wild weather: Thunderstorms, damaging winds, tornadoes
You'll be doing well to stay completely dry today.
Wild weather hitting parts of the country
Active front forecast to bring heavy rain and gale-force winds to many areas.
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Big slips shut Glenorchy Rd
Glenorchy Rd in Queenstown will be closed for the rest of the day after three big slips.
Wet and windy weather kick off school holidays
The first weekend of the school holidays is forecast to be wet and windy.
Stormy weekend ahead: Snow, wild winds on the way
Heavy rain is hitting the lower South Island, but it won't reach Auckland until Sunday.
Wet and warm start moves off as chill creeps in
January scorched at 3.1C above average, but now we are back to 'normal'.
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Clash of weather fronts brings rain and winds
It was a slightly warmer morning today, with the lowest temperature in Masterton with -3C.
Brace for wild weather: Strong winds, heavy rain on the way
Above average temperatures are coming, but so too heavy rain and strong winds.
Icy windscreens all around after frozen night across the country
The coldest spot was -6.5C, and even parts of Auckland were in the negatives, briefly.
Your weather: Fine but cool, frosty nights likely
Fog is affecting Waikato and parts of Auckland this morning.
Trampers died before search was launched - coroner
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