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Focus: New Zealand could be in the firing line for a potential cyclone
Severe weather watches are in place for the top of the North Island and will gradually move south before a possibly cyclone arrives next week.
Severe weather watches are in place for the top of the North Island and will gradually move south before a possibly cyclone arrives next week.
Heavy rain has been falling in the north, and is heading south through the day.
The downpour comes ahead of a cyclone developing around the Pacific Islands, near Fiji.
Weather model shows tropical storm making land on Auckland and Northland.
Niwa climate summary says Northland has had its hottest January on record.
Two toddlers were rescued after being left in the car by their grandfather.
Another dusting of snow on the South Island mountains this morning.
Sosiveta Turagaiviu, 17, died after being swept away at the Cascade Falls in Waitakere.
Mitch Woolley was one of two teens to die at Cascade Falls on Saturday.
A total of 290 lightening strikes have hit the upper North Island in the past two hours.
The miserable weather follows on from a chaotic week of rain and flooding.
Pair who died at Cascade Falls were keen football players at Massey High School.
Two people died in a flash flood at Cascade Falls in the Waitakeres last night.
The overflowing Kitekite Stream rose by one metre in just 20 minutes after heavy rainfall.
Auckland and Northland are due for another deluge today.
Video footage shows the scale of the Piha flooding, with water coming up the sand to the paths.
Up to 100 people were evacuated in Piha this evening.
State Highway 6 has reopened, but some still remain without power on the West Coast.
This week's storm played havoc with the plans of motorists, with closures stranding many.
2400 people per hour moved from Top o' the Bruce to Knoll Ridge - plan
The weather already has led to one postponement - the Auckland Pride Dog Show.
Emergency services are busy across the West Coast in the aftermath of Cyclone Fehi.