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Heavy rain and wind warnings: Wet weather expected to ease in Northland, Auckland
Northland and Auckland are being warned to expect heavy rain and strong winds.

New police pursuit revealed, wet weather lashes North & drone strikes rock Kyiv | Focus Morning Bulletin: 29 May, 2023
Revised pursuit policy set to be unveiled, heavy rain and wind hits the upper North Island and Russia launches one of its largest drone attacks on Ukraine in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

The slow road to the Civil Defence review
The terms of reference for the Cyclone Gabrielle response review are still a month away.

Luke Kirkness: Thinking beyond roadworks to fix pothole crisis
Opinion: Roads of despair - will drivers ever be safe from NZ's pothole epidemic?

'Roofs flying around all over the place': Typhoon Mawar hits Guam hard
The typhoon is the strongest to hit the territory of roughly 150,000 people since 2002.

Cyclone poll: Support for compensation for those forced out of homes by natural disasters
Central government a more popular option for payouts compared to local government.

Weather war: Could Niwa-MetService competition endanger the Kiwi public?
The nation's weather forecasters are going toe to toe to bring Kiwis the latest updates.

‘Always in reaction mode’: The NZ regions most at risk of tsunamis
An expert explains why we should take tsunami warnings seriously.

Rangitīkei 'reasonably under control' after weekend storm
Most of the roads in the region's towns have been cleaned and re-opened.

Waka Kotahi causing ‘mayhem' with Harbour Bridge closures, local board member says
The bridge was closed five times on Saturday as winds gusted to 91km/h.

Wet wet wet: Auckland gets nearly a year’s rainfall in five months
Auckland's rainfall totals are running nearly three times above average in a sopping 2023.