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Explained: The month the golden weather died
For the first time since July, balmy temperatures fell to "near average" in April. Why?

MetService Severe Weather Update: May 4th - 5th
MetService Severe Weather Update: May 4th - 5th

Your weather: Sunny start to May continues
A cool morning should clear for a fine and sunny Friday.

Your weather: Chilly start to clear for fine autumn day
Some early morning frosts will thaw quickly giving way to fine weather across Aotearoa.

May's arrival heralds cooler temperatures
Calm May to replace 'unsettled' April but the month will also be slightly cooler.

Resident wants plug pulled on Ngongotaha development
But authorities believe the flood risk can be mitigated through the site design.

Fine and sunny through to the weekend across New Zealand
'Fine' is the weather word of the week.

NIWA Seasonal Climate Outlook: May-July 2018
NIWA Principal Scientist Chris Brandolino gives a broad overview of the coming season across Aotearoa. Source: Youtube / @NZNIWA

What to expect this winter: The balmy weather continues
New Zealand is in for a warmer winter, as one of the hottest years on record rolls on.

Section of SH11 in Far North closed until Friday
Wet weather has impacted NZTA's ability to do slip clearance work on SH11.

Heavy rain creates waterfall in pharmacy
Pharmacy owners says clean-up after dramatic flood will take at least a week.

Your weather: Heavy rain shifts from Rotorua to Gisborne, East Coast
The North Island's east coast is in for some heavy falls today.

'Out of a horror movie': Rotorua wakes to flooding devastation
Residents evacuated after torrential rain inundated Rotorua yesterday

'Kaboom!' Lightning strike: Family's near-miss; dog killed
A lightning strike traumatises family and killed a family dog in Te Puke.

Flooding lashes the North Island
Bands of rain will continue today and are expected to clear tomorrow.