Experts say this weather heralds a period of settled, sunny weather.

MetService National Weather: December 14th - 17th.

MetService Christchurch Weather: December 15th - 17th.

MetService Wellington Weather: December 15th - 17th.

MetService Auckland Weather: December 15th - 17th.

The school was in the path of the tornado, which collapsed buildings and flooded streets.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received 64 calls for help during the height of the storm.

MetService National Weather: December 13th - 15th. Video / Metservice

MetService Auckland Weather: December 14th - 16th. Video / Metservice

'You've seen snakes on a plane...' local warns ahead of tropical tempest.

Buckets of rain, large hail, surface flooding and a tornado battered Wellington yesterday.

Severe thunderstorms batter the capital, experts look to alternatives amid the Government’s smokefree plans and how you could soon be getting Wi-Fi on a domestic flight in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / SailGP / Supplied / NZHerald

A big clean-up is expected in Lower Hutt today after a massive storm yesterday.

Bishop took to Twitter to reveal the new look of his damaged office.

Thunderstorms to bring heavy rain, hail and damaging gusts to east of North Island.

What had been a clear, sunny day transformed quickly for Wellingtonians when their city was hit with rain and hail. Video / Katrina Bennett / Azaria Howell / Melz Thompson / Ashleigh Putt-fallows / Marty Melville

MetService Christchurch Weather: December 13th - 15th. Video / MetService

MetService Wellington Weather: December 13th - 15th. Video / MetService

Summer's coming - apparently.

Forecast high pressure set to deliver northern regions early Christmas present next week.

A rush of cold air moving up from the southwest on Tuesday will push temperatures down.

Holidaymakers should keep an eye on forecasts.

“The band of rain that was moving up the country on Sunday will have gone."

MetService says Tararua locals should expect up to 90mm of rain, peaking at 15mm/h.

Large parts of Australia experience extreme weather as people are urged to stay indoors.

MetService Severe Weather: December 9th Video / MetService

Heavy rain and wind warnings are in place.

Pelican packs and new radios donated after Cyclone Gabrielle highlighted comms importance.

Red sky at night before Sunday's blight.

Looking after a baby during extreme heat takes a little planning and a lot of patience.